Specimens of Bushman Folklore
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Specimens of Bushman Folklore is a seminal 1911 collection of |Xam (San/Bushman) oral narratives, myths, and cultural records compiled and translated by Lucy Lloyd and Wilhelm Bleek, foundational to the study of southern African indigenous folklore and language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ ethnographic work ⓘ folklore collection ⓘ |
| author |
Lucy Lloyd
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Wilhelm Bleek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
fieldwork by Lucy Lloyd
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fieldwork by Wilhelm Bleek ⓘ |
| compiler |
Lucy Lloyd
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Wilhelm Bleek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
charms
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cosmogonic myths ⓘ cultural records ⓘ folktales ⓘ myths ⓘ narratives about animals ⓘ oral narratives ⓘ prayers ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documents |
belief systems of the |Xam
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oral literature of the |Xam ⓘ social customs of the |Xam ⓘ vocabulary of the |Xam language ⓘ |
| field |
African studies
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anthropology ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOnEthnicGroup |
San people
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|Xam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnLanguage | |Xam language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later research on San peoples
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scholarship on African oral literature ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
foundational text for the study of southern African indigenous folklore
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foundational text for the study of |Xam language ⓘ seminal work on Bushman folklore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| subject |
Bushman mythology
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San folklore ⓘ ethnography ⓘ legends ⓘ linguistics ⓘ myths ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ southern African indigenous cultures ⓘ |Xam folklore ⓘ |
| timeOfMaterialCollected | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | Specimens of Bushman Folklore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translator |
Lucy Lloyd
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Wilhelm Bleek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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