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In this remarkable book, Clyde Ford restores to us the lost treasure of African mythology, bringing to life the ancient tales and showing why they matter so much to us today. African myths convey the perennial wisdom of humanity: the creation of the world, the hero's journey, our relationship with nature, death, and resurrection. From the Ashanti comes the moving account of the grief-stricken Kwasi Benefo's journey to the underworld to seek his beloved wives. From Uganda we learn of the legendary Kintu, who won the love of a goddess and created a nation from a handful of isolated clans. The Congo's epic hero Mwindo is the sacred warrior who shows us the path each person must travel to discover his true destiny. These and other important African myths show us the history of African Americans in a new light--as a hero's journey, a courageous passage to a hard-won victory. The Hero with an African Face enriches us all by restoring this vital tradition to the world.
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"This fascinating exploration of African stories and myths...tells us who we are as human beings--all of us."
--Cornel West, author of Race Matters "This wonderful and sustaining work illuminates the power and importance of ancient African myth.... Scholarship and masterful storytelling combine...fascinating."
--NAPRA ReView "A master storyteller....Clyde Ford picks up where Joseph Campbell left off."
--Jonathan Young, Ph.D., founding curator, Joseph Campbell Archives and Library "This is a breakthrough book on the mythic imagination of Africa."
--Atlanta Daily World "An important first look at the universal themes of some of the principal African myths...excellent and much-welcomed."
--Seattle Times "An excellent introduction to African mythology....Brings insights into the myths themselves and encourages further reading."
--The Bloomsbury Review
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--Cornel West, author of Race Matters "This wonderful and sustaining work illuminates the power and importance of ancient African myth.... Scholarship and masterful storytelling combine...fascinating."
--NAPRA ReView "A master storyteller....Clyde Ford picks up where Joseph Campbell left off."
--Jonathan Young, Ph.D., founding curator, Joseph Campbell Archives and Library "This is a breakthrough book on the mythic imagination of Africa."
--Atlanta Daily World "An important first look at the universal themes of some of the principal African myths...excellent and much-welcomed."
--Seattle Times "An excellent introduction to African mythology....Brings insights into the myths themselves and encourages further reading."
--The Bloomsbury Review
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The Hero With An African Face is my personal journey of discovering meaning and purpose in life through the wisdom of African mythology; a story about reclaiming ancient truths and applying them to modern life. It begins with my true story of walking on the rusted remains of slave chains in an African slave castle and expands to encompass the vast reaches of African mythic wisdom.
The Hero With An African Face is my personal journey of discovering meaning and purpose in life through the wisdom of African mythology; a story about reclaiming ancient truths and applying them to modern life. It begins with my true story of walking on the rusted remains of slave chains in an African slave castle and expands to encompass the vast reaches of African mythic wisdom.
I was disappointed by the derisive treatment given African mythology, even by the late Joseph Campbell. African myths have traditionally been viewed as folktales and fables whose entertaining value as stories was more important than their illuminating value as carriers of sacred wisdom. Nothing could be further from the truth—whether it is the story of the Bambara of West Africa who believe the universe emerges from and dissolves back into the sound of "Yo" much like the Hindu sound "Om;" or the San bushmen who have myths, rituals and drawings of the human spiritual quest that date 30,000 years old.
One exciting aspect of the book was discovering how readily the deep truths of these ancient traditions apply to life today. For example, in the myth of Lituolone, a Bantu hero figure, I found a moving message about overcoming obstacles, pursuing one’s passions, and bringing one’s unique gifts into the world. In this regard, the most important aspect of the Hero With An African Face may be that it helps readers discover that Hero within themselves.
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- Publication date2000
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- ISBN 13 9780553378689
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