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Algeria Ancestors Angola Animals in African Folklore Arabic Folk Literature of North Africa Architecture Archives of Traditional Music Ashanti Astronomy A Algeria Ancestors Angola Animals in African Folklore Arabic Folk Literature of North Africa Architecture Archives of Traditional Music Ashanti Astronomy back to top B Bamana Banjo: African Roots Bao Bascom, William Basketry, Africa Basketry, African American Beadwork Benin Birth and Death Rituals among the Gikuyu Blacksmiths: Dar Zaghawa of the Sudan Blacksmiths: Mande of Western Africa Body Arts: African American Arts of the Body Body Arts: Body Decoration in Africa Body Arts: Hair Sculpture Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi back to top C Callaway, Bishop Henry Cameroon Cape Verde Cardinal Directions Caribbean Verbal Arts Carnivals and African American Cultures Cartoons Central African Folklore Central African Republic Ceramics Ceramics and Gender Chad Chief Children's folklore: Iteso Songs of War Time Children's folklore: Kunda Songs Children's Folklore: Ndeble Classiques Africaines Color Symbolism: The Akan of Ghana Comoros Concert Parties Congo (Republic of the Congo) Contemporary Bards: Hausa Verbal Artists Cosmology Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire, Folklore Crowley, Daniel back to top D Dance: Overview with a Focus on Namibia Decorated Vehicles (Focus on Western Nigeria) Democratic Republic of Congo Dialogic Performances: Call and Response in African Narrating Diaspora: African Communities in the United Kingdom Diaspora: African Communities in the United States Diaspora: African Traditions in Brazil Diaspora: Sea Islands of the USA Dilemma Tales Divination: Household Divination Among the Kongo Divination: Ifá Divination in Cuba Divination: Overview Djibouti Dolls and Toys Drama: Anang Ibibio Traditional Drama Draughts Dreams Dress Drumming: Ewe Dyula back to top E East African Folklore: Overview Education: Folklore in Schools Egypt Electronic Media and Oral Traditions Epics: Liongo Epic of the Swahili Epics: Overview Epics: West African Epics Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eshu, the Yoruba Trickster Esthetics: Baule Visual Arts Ethiopia Evans-Pritchard, E. E. Evil Eye back to top F Festivals: Mutomboko Festival of the Lunda Films on African Folklore Folk Tales Foodways: Cattle and Sorghum Grain in Jie Cosmology Foodways: Yoruba Food Vendors French Study of African Folklore Frobenius, L. back to top G Gabon Gambia, The Gender Representation in African Folklore German Study of African Folklore Gesture in African Oral Narrative Ghana Gossip and Rumor Gourds: Their Uses and Decorations Government Policies Toward Folklore Greetings: A Case Study from the Kerebe Griaule, Marcel Griots and Griottes Guinea Guinea-Bissau back to top H Healing and Spirit Possession in São Tomé and Príncipe Hero Hero in Sukuma Prose Narratives Herskovits, Melville J. History and Cultural Identity: The Chokwe History and Folklore: The Luba History and Religious Rituals: Bemba Traditions Housing, African American Traditions Hunting: Aka Net Hunting back to top I Identity and Folklore: The Kunda Ideophones Indian Ocean Islands: The Process of Creolization Initiation Institutional Study of African Folklore Insults and Ribald Language Islamic Brotherhoods: Baye Fall and Yengu, A Mouride Spirituality back to top J Japanese Study of African Folklore Jews of Ethiopia Jokes and Humor Joking Relationships back to top K Kenya Kwanzaa back to top L Languages Languages: Africanisms in the Americas Legends: East Africa Lesotho Libation Liberia Libraries Libya Linguistics and African Verbal Arts back to top M Madagascar Maghrib: Algeria Maghrib: Berber Peoples: Their Language and Folklore Maghrib (northwestern North Africa) Malagasy Folklore and its Study Malawi Mali Mami Wata in Central Africa Mancala Maqalat: Concepts of Folklore in the Sudan Masks and Masquerades Masquerading by Women: Ejagham Mauritania Mauritius Medicine: Folk Medicine of the Hausa Medicine: Indigeneous Therapeutic Systems in Western Kenya Medicine: Overview Metallurgy and Folklore Morocco Mozambique Music and Dance: Uganda Music in Africa: Overview Music: African Musical Traditions in the US Music: Arab and Jewish Music of North Africa Music: Atalaku of Central Africa Music: Music and Dance Styles of the Ewe Music: Musical Innovation in African Independent Churches Music: Popular Dance Music in Congo-Zaire Music: Soukouss Music: West African Highlife Musical Instruments: Focus on Namibia Myths: Mythology and Society in Madagascar: A Tanala Example Myths: Myths of Origin and Sculpture: The Makonde Myths: Overview back to top N Namibia Naming Customs in Africa Naming Customs: East Africa Narration and Verbal Discourse: The Lugbara of Uganda Niger Nigeria Northeast Africa: Overview Northeastern Africa ("The Horn"): Overview Nsibidi: An Indigenous Writing System back to top O Okyeame Old Man and Old Woman Oral Literary Research in Africa Oral Literature: Issues of Definition and Terminology Oral Narrative Oral Performance and Literature Oral Performance Dynamics Oral Tradition and Oral Historiography Oral Tradition: Oral History and Zambia Oral Traditions Oral Traditions, African Orality and Literacy in Africa Oratory: An Introduction Oratory: Political Oratory and its Use of Traditional Verbal Art Origins and Culture Heroes: Nilotic Peoples Orisha Orphan Motif Oxford Library of African Literature Oyo tunji: A Yoruba Community in the USA back to top P Palaver (Kinzonzi) in Kongo Life Performance in Africa Performance Studies and African Folklore Research Performing Arts of São Tomé and Príncipe Performing Arts of the Tiv Performing Arts of Uganda Personal Narratives Pidgin and Creole Languages Polyrhythms Popular Culture Portuguese Study of African Folklore Praise Poetry: Praise Poetry of the Basotho Praise Poetry: Praise Poetry of the Xhosa Praise Poetry: Southern African Praise Poetry Praise Poetry: Xhosa Praise Poetry for Nelson Mandela Praise Poetry: Yoruba Oriki Prose and Poetry of the Fulani Prose Narratives: The Maasai Prose Narratives: The Mende Prose Narratives: The Tabwa Proverbs Proverbs: Sesotho Proverbs Puppetry back to top Q Queen Mothers back to top R Radio and Television Dramas Rastafari: A Marginalized People Rattray, R. S. Religion: African Traditional Religion Religions: Afro-Brazilian Religions Religious Ceremonies and Festivals: São Tomé and Príncipe Riddles Riddles: Sesotho Riddles Ritual Performance Rwanda Rwanda: Folklore back to top S Sahir Santería in Cuba São Tomé and Príncipe Secrecy in African Orature Senegal Seychelles Sheng: East African Urban Folk Speech Sierre Leone Silence in Expressive Behavior Sîra: North African Epics Somalia Songs for Ceremonies Songs of the Dyula South Africa Southern Africa : Overview Southern Africa: Contemporary Forms of Folklore Southern Africa: Shona Folklore Southern African Oral Traditions Speaking and Non-Speaking Power Objects of the Senufo Spirit Possession: Comfa: Spirit Possession Dance in Guyana Spirit Possession: Kunda Spirit Possession: Tuareg and Songhay Spirit Possession: West Africa Stories and Story-Telling: The Limba Storytellers Sudan Superstitions Surrogate Languages: Alternative Communication Swaziland back to top T Tanzania Textile Arts and Communication Textiles: African American Quilts, Textiles, and Cloth Charms Theater: African Popular Theater Theater: Duro Ladipo and Yoruba Folk Theater Theater: Popular Theater in Southern Africa Theater: Theater for Development Theater: Yoruba Folk Theater Togo Tongue Twisters, East Africa Tongue-Twisters: Yoruba Touring Performance Groups Tourism and Tourist Arts Translation Tricksters in African Folklore Tricksters: Ture of the Azande Tunisia Tuareg and the Performance of Prose Narratives Typology and Performance in the Study of Prose Narratives in Africa back to top U Uganda Urban Folklore: A Sudanese Example Urban Folklore: The Swahili of Zanzibar back to top V Verbal Arts: African American Verbal Arts: The Ibibio of Southeastern Nigeria Visual and Performing Arts: The Songye Visual Arts: Uli Painting of the Igbo Vodou Voice Disguisers back to top W Wari Water Ethos: The Ijo of the Niger Delta West African Folklore: An Overview Western Sahara Witchcraft, Magic and Sorcery Women Pop Singers of Mali Women's Expressive Culture in Africa Women's Folklore: Eritrea Women's Folklore: Ghana Words and the Dogon Work Songs back to top Y Yards and Gardens: African American Traditions back to top Z Zambia Zar: Spirit Possession in the Sudan Zimbabwe .
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