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Sacred Texts  Africa 

MYTHS AND LEGENDS

OF

THE BANTU

ALICE WERNER

[1933]

Title Page
Preface
Contents
Chapter I: Introductory
Chapter II: Where Man Came From, and How Death Came
Chapter III: Legends of the High Gods
Chapter IV: The Heaven Country and the Heaven People
Chapter V: Mortals Who Have Ascended to Heaven
Chapter VI: The Ghosts and the Ghost Country
Chapter VII: The Avenger of Blood
Chapter VIII: Heroes and Demi-Gods
Chapter IX: The Wakilindi Saga
Chapter X: The Story of Liongo Fumo
Chapter XI: The Tricksters Hlakanyana and Huveane
Chapter XII: The Amazimu
Chapter XIII: Of Were-Wolves, Halfmen, Gnomes, Goblins, and Other Monsters
Chapter XIV: The Swallowing Monster
Chapter XV: Lightning, Thunder, Rain, and the Rainbow
Chapter XVI: Doctors, Prophets, and Witches
Chapter XVII: Brer Rabbit in Africa
Chapter XVIII: Legends of the Tortoise
Chapter XIX: Stories of Some Other Animals
Chapter XX.- Some Stories Which Have Travelled
Bibliography