Record #:

16442

Author(s):

Evans, David K.; Rice, Don Stephen; Partin, Joanne Kline

Abstract:

West African, West Indian, and North Carolinian cultures define their spirit creatures in strikingly similar ways. This article examines parallels not just in folktales but actual cultural retention and diffusion of concepts of African origin as well.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969, p77-84, bibl

Subject(s):

Folk tales--North Carolina; Folk tales--African origin