Mules and men
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0060916486
ISBN 13
9780060916480
LCCN
89045672
DDC
398.2097
OCLC
21160588
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1990
Publisher
Pages
309
Tags
Fiction, Folklore, Literature, Vodou, African Americans, Tales, Music, Vodou--louisiana, African americans--louisiana--folklore, African americans--florida--folklore, Tales--louisiana, Tales--florida, African americans--florida, African americans--louisiana, African americans--florida--music, African americans--louisiana--music, Gr111.a47 h86 2008, Afro-Americans, Voodooism, Noirs américains, Contes, Vaudou, Musique, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology, English Songs
Description
Mules and Men is a treasury of black America's folklore as collected by a famous storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed an oral history of the South since the time of slavery. Returning to her hometown of Eatonville, Florida, to gather material, Zora Neale Hurston recalls "a hilarious night with a pinch of everything social mixed with the storytelling." Set intimately within the social context of black life, the stories, "big old lies," songs, Vodou customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique heritage of African Americans.
Number of Copies
1