The myth of Anansi, the trickster spider - Emily Zobel Marshall
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Date: 2022-01-28
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Afrinaut
Love from a AfricanAmerican here. Fun facts: Ancestral Hero Harriet Tubman is said to have been a descendant of the Asante-Akan. And while Akom (Akan indigenous religion) is still under persecution by Christians, many of its stories, legends & allegories have managed to survive. The sky father isn t really a sky father archetype, not such a cliche or stereotype. The God of Akom in some Akan clan traditions is a divine-trinity. That divine-trinity consisting of ONYAME (female, ONYANKOPON or Nyame (male) & ODOMANKOMA (the being that brings the two together. Asase Yaa is arguably the most important Abosom (types of deities beneath the authority of god.
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Love from a AfricanAmerican here. Fun facts: Ancestral Hero Harriet Tubman is said to have been a descendant of the Asante-Akan. And while Akom (Akan indigenous religion) is still under persecution by Christians, many of its stories, legends & allegories have managed to survive. The sky father isn t really a sky father archetype, not such a cliche or stereotype. The God of Akom in some Akan clan traditions is a divine-trinity. That divine-trinity consisting of ONYAME (female, ONYANKOPON or Nyame (male) & ODOMANKOMA (the being that brings the two together. Asase Yaa is arguably the most important Abosom (types of deities beneath the authority of god.
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GuteFist
For reasons totally beyond me, my small town elementary school had a unit on African culture and mythology in second grade. Anansi was a favorite. He got multiple art projects and dedicated story times. And yet, this is a story I never heard! Thank you Anansi for the good times, my number one favorite spider nearly three decades running.
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For reasons totally beyond me, my small town elementary school had a unit on African culture and mythology in second grade. Anansi was a favorite. He got multiple art projects and dedicated story times. And yet, this is a story I never heard! Thank you Anansi for the good times, my number one favorite spider nearly three decades running.
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Queer
Swear to god I only meant to watch a few seconds of this and save time by finishing it later, but the combo of the narration + interesting animation style + delightful sound effects was so engaging I looked up from the screen and realized I finished the video after like 5 minutes
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Swear to god I only meant to watch a few seconds of this and save time by finishing it later, but the combo of the narration + interesting animation style + delightful sound effects was so engaging I looked up from the screen and realized I finished the video after like 5 minutes
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Rosalie
I just finished reading De zwarte met het witte hart yesterday (I believe the English title is The two hearts of Aquasi Boachi, and in it was another story about Anansi, trying to reach the sun he loves so much.
Interesting to learn more such stories!
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I just finished reading De zwarte met het witte hart yesterday (I believe the English title is The two hearts of Aquasi Boachi, and in it was another story about Anansi, trying to reach the sun he loves so much.
Interesting to learn more such stories!
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Schizophrenic
Im African American, with my fathers side Jamacian. Not once did i hear of this Trickster Spider who's smarts outsmarted animals and people far more powerful than him. I feel like I've had a 100 doors open after hearing of this amazing folktale
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Im African American, with my fathers side Jamacian. Not once did i hear of this Trickster Spider who's smarts outsmarted animals and people far more powerful than him. I feel like I've had a 100 doors open after hearing of this amazing folktale
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Buttercupkat
Interestingly, Kwaku is also purple, orange, has a similar headpiece to Anansi, and is scattering a story right now technically. It might be a fun coincidence or nod to the story from the animators, but either way, it's cool!
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Interestingly, Kwaku is also purple, orange, has a similar headpiece to Anansi, and is scattering a story right now technically. It might be a fun coincidence or nod to the story from the animators, but either way, it's cool!
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Anthony
Anansi is not exclusive to Jamaica as an export of West African folklore. It s widespread across the West Indies. Please be more representative of the countries where these traditions still vibrantly persist.
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Anansi is not exclusive to Jamaica as an export of West African folklore. It s widespread across the West Indies. Please be more representative of the countries where these traditions still vibrantly persist.
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KootFloris
It's remarkable how many different cultures have trickster stories, where tricksters helped evolution, let alone humanity advance. Chaotic goodness is a way too little valued quality.
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It's remarkable how many different cultures have trickster stories, where tricksters helped evolution, let alone humanity advance. Chaotic goodness is a way too little valued quality.
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education
Plot Twist: The story teller is Anansi. His hair and looks are the same. Also, Anansi was a shape shifter. Kwaku winked b4 telling the story.
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Plot Twist: The story teller is Anansi. His hair and looks are the same. Also, Anansi was a shape shifter. Kwaku winked b4 telling the story.
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