Gwen Laster was contemplating Joseph Campbell’s book The Hero's Journey one day, and found herself wondering if there was a ‘Hero's Journey’ for African Americans. It turned out that there was, and ...

Africa and its people -- In the beginning -- Kings and kingdoms -- The World of the spirits -- Magic animals -- Monsters and prodigies -- Tales of the heroes -- Fables from Africa -- The Saints of ...

"In this collection of hundreds of tales, Harold Scheub captures the sweep and diversity of African mythology. Scheub offers a collection of 400 stories, arranged alphabetically, that touch on ...

Upon entering Harmonia Rosales’s show Entwined, on view now through May 1 at UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum (AD&A), one could easily imagine having stumbled into a gallery ...

These myths are relatively lesser-known, with little to no interpretations in contemporary pop culture. Some have found their way into modern storytelling, while others remain revered tales recounted ...