Mules and Men (P.S.)

Mules and Men is a treasury of black America's 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. Returning to her hometown of Eatonville, Florida, to gather material, Zora Neale Hurston recalls "a hilarious night with a pinch of everything social mixed with the storytelling." Set intimately within the social context of black life, the stories, "big old lies," songs, Voodoo customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique heritage of African Americans. Mules And Men Is A Treasury Of Black America's 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. Returning To Her Hometown Of Eatonville, Florida, To Gather Material, Zora Neale Hurston Recalls A Hilarious Night With A Pinch Of Everything Social Mixed With The Storytelling. Set Intimately Within The Social Context Of Black Life, The Stories, Big Old Lies, Songs, Vodou Customs, And Superstitions Recorded In These Pages Capture The Imagination And Bring Back To Life The Humor And Wisdom That Is The Unique Heritage Of African Americans. -- Publisher's Website. Folk Tales -- Hoodoo -- Glossary -- Appendix: I. Negro Songs With Music ; Ii. Formulae Of Hoodoo Doctors ; Iii. Paraphernalia Of Conjure ; Iv. : Prescriptions Of Root Doctors -- Chronology -- In Search Of Zora Neale Hurston / Alice Walker -- Wrestling With Mules And Men : The Story Behind The Book. Zora Neale Hurston ; With A Preface By Franz Boas ; A Foreword By Arnold Rampersad ; An Afterword By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; And Illustrations By Miguel Covarrubias. Originally Published: J.b. Lippincott, C1935. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 299-302). Zora Neale Hurston brings us Black America's folklore as only she can, putting the oral history on the written page with grace and understanding. This new edition of Mules and Men features a new cover and a P.S. section which includes insights, interviews, and more.For the student of cultural history, Mules and Men is a treasury of Black America's folklore as collected by Zora Neale Hurston, the storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed and oral history of the South since the time of slavery. Set intimately within the social context of Black life, the stories, “big old lies,” songs, voodoo customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique heritage of Black Americans. Hurston recounts her experiences collecting African-American folklore and offers some seventy folk tales and a series of hoodoo rituals As I crossed the Maitland-Eatonville township line I could see a group on the store porch.