MYTHS AND LEGENDS

OF

THE BANTU

ALICE WERNER

[1933]

{Scanned at sacred-texts.com 2/2000}

In Memoriam
HARRIETTE EMILY COLENSO
June 2, 1932
AGNES MARY COLENSO
JUIY 26, 1932


Contents

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


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