Allegories of the Wilderness
Ethics and Ambiguity in Kuran Ko Narratives

<p>..". a model of judiciousness and integrative analysis... " --Research in African Literatures<p>Poet and anthropologist Michael Jackson brings to this study of the folktales of the Kuranko people of Sierra Leone a sensitivity to the philosophical nuances of literature.

<p>..". a model of judiciousness and integrative analysis... " --Research in African Literatures<p>Poet and anthropologist Michael Jackson brings to this study of the folktales of the Kuranko people of Sierra Leone a sensitivity to the philosophical nuances of literature.

Preface 1.
Introduction 2.
Form and Play in Kuranko Fiction 3.
During a Time of Great Hunger 4.
Hare and Hyena 5.
Prevented Transitions 6.
Reciprocities 7.
Men and Women 8.
Co-Wives, Orphans, and Miraculous Interventions 9. DIrections Appendix Notes Glossary of Kuranko Words References List of Narratives Index