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The book is divided into two sections for the first one, hurston returned to her native eatonville and collected the stories told by the local community. Mules and men folk tales, chapters 4 through 6 summary. Simply the most exciting book on black folklore and culture i have. Mens mules sale up to 50% off free shipping mules for men. Zora neale hurstons strategies of narration and visions of female empowerment cheryl a. I was drawn more to the anthropological aspect of the book, more so than the literary merits which it has lots of. Free shipping on everything at overstock your online womens shoes store. For the student of cultural history, mules and men is a treasury of black americas folklore as collected by a famous storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed an oral history of the south since the time of slavery. Mules and men should be read right along side joseph campbells work. In mules and men, some of the rich cultural heritage of black america is revealed and preserved. Mules and men, 247 pages long, is divided into two sections, not including the glossary and appendices at the end. The book explores stories she collected in two trips.
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