Wisdom from the Nile: A Collection of Folk-stories from Northern and Central SudanAhmed Al-Shahi, Francis Charles Timothy Moore |
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PART ONE INTRODUCTION 1 Wisdom 125 | 1 |
2 Folklore and Society | 2 |
3 The Language of the Stories | 5 |
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