Origin of Life & Death
By Ulli Beier
1966
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Eighteen African creation myths from across the Continent—colorful answers by man to the problems of life and death—as valid as Genesis.
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Ulli Beier
Author · 4 books
Taken from the back of The Origin of Life and Death: African Creation Myths (Heinemann, 1966): "ULLI BEIER is an associate professor in the Department of Extra-Mural Studies of the University of Ibadan. He is the editor of Black Orpheus, author of several books on African art and literature, including African Mud Sculpture, and one of the founders of the Mbari clubs in Ibadan and Oshogbo. He likes translating poetry from Yoruba and German."
