Myth in Africa
A Study of Its Aesthetic and Cultural Relevance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3933218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ogbu U Kalu, Isidore Okpewho |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86 |
| Publication date | 1989-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1581184 |
| OpenAlex | W2068907696 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
Preface 1. Africa and the oral narrative theory: a critical survey 2. What is myth? 3. Mythmaking in Africa 4. Myth and social reality: the poetic imperative 5. Myth and contemporary African literature 6. Myth, mind and culture: a review of prejudices 7. Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
Aesthetics · African studies · Archaeology · Epistemology · History of religions · Mythology · Political science · Relevance (law) · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Anthropology · Classics · History · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
The rogue in African literature
Poetics of memory in Chimalum Nwankwo’s post-civil war poetry
Storytelling in the African World
The function of songs in the Shona ritual-myth of Kurova Guva
Myth, Theory and Area Studies
Bukusu (Kenya) Folktales
Yoruba Hunter and the “Sin” of Narrative Performance
Africans Dance in Time
Oral Tradition
The concept of the heroic age as held by scholars is not a very healthy one”
In de Affica Soil
Hyenas and heteroglossia
Sprookjes in/en initiatierituelen
The River-God and the Historians
Oral Tradition of Origin as a Remembered Memory and a Repeated Event
When Orature Becomes Literature
Iconic Celebration of Charms and Friendship in Poetry
African Oral Literature
The Mantis Wedding
Playing the Music — Comparing Performance of Children’s Song and Dance in Traditional and Contemporary Namibian Education
Dangerous love in mythical narratives and formula tales
Soyinka, Euripides, and the Anxiety of Empire
Griot with Attitude
Incessant Particularities
Christopher Okigbo and the Postcolonial Market of Memories
The Art of The Ozidi Saga
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |