Tales of African Peoples: World View, Daily Life, Customs, Adventures, Monsters, Sorcerers, Cannibals, Animals

A lesser-known work by the author of “Myths of Ancient Greece” presents a collection of fairy tales that reveal the worldview, way of life, and traditions of African peoples. This unique edition has not been reissued for more than a century. As N. A. Kuhn noted, all peoples of the world have their own cultural heritage passed down from generation to generation, and African peoples are no exception. Nikolai Albertovich Kuhn, historian, writer, and educator known for “Legends and Myths of Ancient Greece,” also compiled and put together the remarkable book “Tales of African Peoples.” It wasn’t reissued for over a hundred years, but now it is again available to readers. These tales stand out for the abundance of collected material and the depth of analysis of the life and worldview of African tribes, offering the reader an opportunity to better understand their culture. Nikolai Albertovich Kuhn, born May 21, 1877 in Moscow and died in 1940, was a Russian historian, writer, and educator, a professor at Moscow State University. In 1914 he wrote his most famous book about the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome, presenting them in an accessible form, and after 1940 it was repeatedly reissued and translated into many languages.