Dawn to Dusk: Folktales from Benin

by Dr Iro Eweka

Overview

This collection of Edo (or Benin) folk tales is an oral history of Edo culture and tradition. It tells the story of how the ancient Edo conceived of the world and how they attempted both to explain the origins of their human existence on earth and to interpret their environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714643625
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/1998
Series:	Collection of Folk Tales Series
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

International Journal of African Historical Studies, 1999

"Dawn to Dusk is a timely book. It tells the story of the ancient kingdom of Igodomigodo, its glorious beginning, and its devastating defeat at the hands of the British. Looking back, the author cannot but voice his hatred of the system that robbed them of their birthright, the system that destroyed their custom, stole their wealth and brought them doom. There seems to be not only a strained cry for reparation but a still more courageous voice that seeks to reclaim its place in the world.

Editorial Reviews

A western-educated younger uncle of the present king recounts some of the ancient stories, myths, and lore passed down through families and communities of the west African people who call themselves <`E>d<'o>. They tell how the ancients conceived of the world and attempted both to explain the origin of human existence and to interpret their environment. He also includes traditional proverbs both in the original and in English translation. No bibliography. Paper edition (unseen) $22.50. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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