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What is Yoruba Myths about?
This collection of myths - some of them simple, strong pieces of narrative, others mysterious, poetic and often amusing - illustrate the religion and thought of the West African Yoruba People. Interspersed with drawings by Georgina Beier of Yoruba motifs and collected and translated by authors and artists long-familiar with Yoruba culture, the myths are compiled and introduced here by Ulli Beier, who himself holds two Yoruba chieftaincy titles. Some are creation myths: these explain the division
Who reads Yoruba Myths?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Beier, Ulli
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 1980
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521228657
- Category
- language
- Subjects
- Folklore, Anthropology, Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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