A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious Beliefs, Customs, Sayings and Humor of Peoples of African Descent in

A milestone in the collection & presentation of oral lit. & traditions from black communities in the Western Hemisphere. Demonstrates the powerful cultural influence of Africa on this side of the Atlantic. Includes an array of orally transmitted traditions of the numerous African-Amer. cultures of the New World. Around these traditions are tales of scoundrels, heroes, rollicking adventures, friendship, & much more: songs, myths, myth-legends, epic-like narrations, & recollections of historical happenings. There are descriptions of cult life, of music & dance, & of the social scene in places where white & black ideas intermingled & became Afro-American.Harold Courlander is the author of 'A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious Beliefs, Customs, Sayings and Humor of Peoples of African Descent in' with ISBN 9780788165603 and ISBN 0788165607.