Natty Mark Samuels

Gebundenes Buch

The Encyclopedia of Rootical Folklore

Plant Tales from Africa and the Diaspora

Beschreibung

Rootical Folklore is a celebration of African roots, personal and botanical. Through retellings of plant lore, tales of elders who inspire reverence for our herbal allies, and songs to the divine orishas, botanical folklorist Natty Mark Samuels traces the deep and ancient ties between plants and humans in Africa and the Diaspora. This treasury contains 88 entries on flora of Africa and the Caribbean, from acacia to yerba mate, each accompanied by botanical information.--Back cover.

Autor

Natty Mark Samuels, dubbed "Oxford's botanical folklorist" by OX Magazine, travels to botanical gardens, youth centers, and carnivals throughout the U.K. telling the stories and singing the songs of African and Caribbean flora. In 2009, seeing that none of Oxford's universities offered undergraduate tuition in African Studies, Samuels founded the African School, where he teaches classes on African folklore, art, and culture for the general public.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scorched Earth Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 143mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781961924055
• ISBN-10: 1961924056
• Artikelnr.: 69524544