02266cam a22003373u 4500 66220 UtSlPG 20260610134528.0 m cr n 260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 14019802 UtSlPG en iso639-1 GV Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929 Mancala, the National Game of Africa Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2021-09-04 deaurider, sf2001, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mancala, the National Game of Africa" by Stewart Culin is a scholarly publication written in the late 19th century. The book serves as an anthropological exploration of Mancala, a game deeply rooted in African culture, examining its rules, variations, and significance across different regions. Given the time period, it reflects the era's interest in ethnology and cultural history. In this detailed study, Culin provides a comprehensive account of Mancala's gameplay, its historical context, and its distribution globally, particularly within Africa and the Middle East. He describes various forms of the game, such as La’b madjnuni and La’b hakimi, and illustrates how Mancala is played using pebbles and boards of differing designs. Culin goes further to illustrate the cultural implications of Mancala, being a link between peoples and a form of entertainment that has traversed demographics and geographies. He notes the game's prevalence in cafes, among children, and highlights how it reflects social interactions within communities, ultimately arguing for its significance as a cultural artifact. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Games -- Africa Mancala (Game) Board games -- Africa https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66220 107042 107042