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Water Stories – original! Garib narrations about the Water Snake = Waterstories – oorspronklike! Garib – vertellinge van die Waterslang

Author :  (Author) Martha van Rooi (et al.) (Ed) Mary Lange

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Country
South Africa
Publisher
UNISA Press, South Africa
ISBN 9781868887873
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2014
Bib. Info x, 54p. Includes Index
Product Weight 304 gms.
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When Mary Lange asked a group of Upington women: ‘What do you know about the Water Snake?’, this triggered a set of lyrical short stories, in an attempt to capture the myth of the Water snake. The women’s response to her question formed the basis for the Water Stories , here published with a set of original drawings by regional artist Betta Steyn. Johanna (Nana) de Wee, Martha van Rooi, Maria (Mokkie) Malo, Noxolo(Girlie) Prescilla Saaiman and Elizabeth (Bessa) Sixaxa became narrators – sharing with us their beliefs surrounding the Water Snake. Religion, myth or folklore, these Water Stories provide a glimpse into beliefs, customs, traditions and everyday realities of these peoples of mixed cultural descent. The original regional Afrikaans narrations have been supplemented by an English translation as explanation. Subject fields include cultural studies, linguistics, religion, archaeology and anthropology.

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