Mules and Men
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Mules and Men is a 1935 collection of African American folktales and hoodoo ethnography by Zora Neale Hurston, blending anthropological fieldwork with literary storytelling.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnography ⓘ folklore collection ⓘ |
| author | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
African American life in the early 20th century American South
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oral storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
African American folklore
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anthropology ⓘ ethnography ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | recognized as a classic of African American folklore ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationType | none or minimal illustrations ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | blend of anthropological fieldwork and literary storytelling ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part One: Folk Tales
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Part Two: Hoodoo ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person ethnographic narrator ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
Harper Perennial
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surface form:
Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition
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| hasTheme |
community and tradition
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power of storytelling ⓘ race and culture in the American South ⓘ religion and magic ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American studies
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cultural anthropology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ |
| isAbout |
folk narratives collected from African Americans in Florida
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hoodoo rituals in New Orleans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | GR103 .H8 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| mediaType | print book ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of hoodoo practices
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early anthropological study of African American folklore ⓘ |
| oclcNumber | 2134135 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. B. Lippincott & Co. ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Tell My Horse
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Their Eyes Were Watching God ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Florida
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New Orleans ⓘ |
| subject |
African American culture
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African American folktales ⓘ Hoodoo ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
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