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Title Death and the Afterlife in African Myth [Kanopy electronic resource]

Publication Info. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 33 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time Playing time: 32 min.
Note In Process Record.
Title from title frames.
Performer Features: Kathryn McClymond, Robert Andre LaFleur, Julius Bailey, Grant Voth
Event Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2015.
Summary Since the goal of mythology is often to provide reason to the unexplainable, it is no surprise that death and the afterlife are major themes throughout African stories, expressing yearning for immortality and questioning why we die. These myths draw blatant links between the importance of following divine instructions and adhering to communal law.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Indexed Term African Studies
Literature
Added Author Kanopy (Firm)
Music No. 1161194 Kanopy
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