Thursday, March 25, 2021

Week 9 Reading Notes: West African Folk Tales:

Anansi prop in a play for children. Illustration by Tere Marichal, from Puerto Rico.Source

 

Father Anansi - In multiple stories. Trickster god that turns into a spider. Considered to be a god of all knowledge of stories. 

"Despite taking on the role of the trickster, Anansi's actions and parables often carry him as protagonist due to his ability to transform his apparent weaknesses into virtues. He is among several West African tricksters including Br'er Rabbit and Leuk Rabbit. " - wiki

 

 Kweku Tsin

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