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Table of Contents
Meet the ancient Africans
Continent, many worlds
The cradle of humanity
Gods and spirits
In touch with the spirit world
Timeless tales of ancient Africa
A Yoruba creation story : Obatala creates the world and humans
A Fon fertility myth : the quarrel between the gods
A Baronga master-animal story : the wonder-worker-of-the-plains
Ashanti trickster tales : Anansi the spider
A Nyanga heroic epic : the adventures of Mwindo
Khoikhoi and Ashanti stories of death : the message that failed and a visit to the land of the dead.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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