KNAPPERT, Jan

KNAPPERT, Jan. Dutch, b. 1927. Genres: Mythology/Folklore, Anthropology/Ethnology, Literary criticism and history. Career: University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, staff member, 1964-86; University of Louvain, Belgium, professor of sociolinguistics, 1971-96. Lecturer throughout world. Publications: Essai d'un dictionnnaire Alur-Francais-Anglais-Neerlandais, 1965; Traditional Swahili Poetry: An Investigation into the Concepts of East African Islam as Reflected in the Utenzi Literature, 1967; Un siecle de classification des langues Bantoues 1844-1945, 1970; (with J.D. Pearson and K. Ley) Encyclopaedia of Africa, 1978; (ed., translator, and author of intro) Four Centuries of Swahili Verse: A Literary History and Anthology, 1979; Malay Myths and Legends, 1980; Namibia, Land and Peoples, Myths and Fables, 1981; Epic Poetry in Swahili and Other African Languages, 1983; Islamic Legends: Histories of the Heroes, Saints, and Prophets of Islam, 2 vols., 1985; (with A. Rippin) Textual Sources for the Study of Islam, 1986; Introduction to the Afrikaans Language, 1987; Proverbs from the Lamu Archipelago and the Central Kenya Coast, 1986; (ed. and translator, with A. Rippin) Textual Sources for the Study of Islam, 1986; The Encyclopaedia of Middle Eastern Mythology and Religion, 1993; East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, 1987; The A-Z of African Proverbs, 1989; The Aquarian Guide to African Mythology, 1991; Indian Mythology, 1991; Pacific Mythology, 1992; The A-Z of African Songs, 1997; Swahili Proverbs, 1997. COLLECTOR & TRANSLATOR: Myths and Legends of the Swahili, 1970; (and author of intro) Myths and Legends of the Congo, 1971; Swahili Islamic Poetry, 3 vols, 1971; An Anthology of Swahili Love Poetry, 1972, in UK as A Choice of Flowers: Chaguo la Maua; An Anthology of Swahili Love Poetry; Tales of Mystery and Miracle from Morocco, 1976; Bantu Myths and Other Tales, 1977; Myths and Legends of Indonesia, 1977; Fables from Africa, 1980; Myths and Legends of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, 1985; Kings, Gods, and Spirits from African Mythology, 1986. Address: Tomakker 72, 5673 LG Nuenen, Netherlands.