Congo life and folklore (Registro nro. 110341)
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| control field | 69558 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134617.0 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 12000732 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Weeks, John H., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1860-1924 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Congo life and folklore |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2022-12-17 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Peter Becker, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Congo Life and Folklore" by John H. Weeks is a nonfiction account that likely captures the early 20th-century experiences of the author's travels and observations in the Congo. This work aims to present both the daily life and the rich folklore of the Congolese people, intertwining the author’s insights as a missionary with local legends and customs. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the conceptual metaphor of a brass rod as the narrator, leading to a detailed exploration of the Congo's societies. As the brass rod recounts its journey from a factory in England to the shores of the Congo, it provides vivid descriptions of the traveler's experiences, the native customs, and the socio-economic realities faced by the locals, including the use of brass rods as currency. In these introductory passages, we also witness the deep-rooted superstitions and the impact of European presence, highlighting the contrasts between traditional beliefs and the emerging influences of Christianity and colonialism. Overall, the beginning sets a richly textured stage for further exploration of life in the Congo, revealing the cultural complexities that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | United Kingdom: The Religious tract society, 1911 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Folklore -- Congo (Democratic Republic) |
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| Uncontrolled term | Ethnology -- Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/congolifefolklor00week">https://archive.org/details/congolifefolklor00week</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69558">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69558</a> |
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