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The Bantu Myths and Legends of the Bantu by Alice Werner [1933] 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 West and Central Africa Myths of Ífè by John Wyndham [1921] I. THE BEGINNING. II. THE DESCENT III. THE WAR OF THE GODS. IV. THE SACRIFICE OF MÓRIMI. V. THE ÚBO WARS. VI. THE PASSING OF ÓGUN. Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort, by R. E. Dennett. [1898 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ I. The Folklore Of The Fjort. II. How A Native Story Is Told. III. How The Wives Restored Their Husband To Life. IV. How Nsassi (Gazelle) Got Married. V. The Vanishing Wife. VI. Another Vanishing Wife. VII. The Jealous Wife. VIII. Ngomba's Balloon. IX. The Wicked Husband. X. The Wonderful Child. XI. How Kengi Lost Her Child. XII. The Twin Brothers. XIII. The Younger Brother Who Knew More Than The Elder. XIV. The Chimpanzee And Gorilla. XV. The Antelope And The Leopard. XVI. How The Spider Won And Lost Nzambi's Daughter. XVII. The Turtle And The Man. XVIII. Killing A Leopard. XIX. The Gazelle And The Leopard. XX. The Wild Cat And The Gazelle. XXI. The Crafty Woman Overreaches Herself. XXII. How The Fetish Sunga Punished My Great-Uncle's Twin Brother, Basa. At the Back of the Black Man's Mind by R. E. Dennett. [1906] Chapter 1 LUANGO AND THE BAVILI Chapter 2 ELECTION OF A KING IN THE KONGO Chapter 3 CORONATION OF A KING IN THE KONGO Chapter 4 COURTS OF MALUANGO AND MAMBOMA Chapter 5 LAW Chapter 6 MEASURES, SIGNS, AND SYMBOLS Chapter 7 BAVILI PSYCHOLOGY Chapter 8 NDONGOISM Chapter 9 NKICI-ISM Chapter 10 BAVILI PHILOSOPHY Chapter 11 BIBILA, THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE GROVES Chapter 12 SACRED LANDS AND RIVERS Chapter 13 SACRED TREES Chapter 14 THE OMENS Chapter 15 SACRED ANIMALS Chapter 16 NZAMBI (GOD), THE WORD NKICI, AND THE BAKICI BACI Chapter 17 THE BINI Chapter 18 BENIN DISTRICTS Chapter 19 BINI CUSTOMS Chapter 20 MORE CUSTOMS Chapter 21 TRACES OF NKICI-ISM AMONG THE BINI Chapter 22 THE PHILOSOPHY AT THE BACK OF THE BLACK MAN'S MIND IN TABLE FORM Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria By Elphinstone Dayrell, Introduction by Andrew Lang. [1910] Chapter 1 LUANGO AND THE BAVILI Chapter 2 ELECTION OF A KING IN THE KONGO Chapter 3 CORONATION OF A KING IN THE KONGO Chapter 4 COURTS OF MALUANGO AND MAMBOMA Chapter 5 LAW Chapter 6 MEASURES, SIGNS, AND SYMBOLS Chapter 7 BAVILI PSYCHOLOGY Chapter 8 NDONGOISM Chapter 9 NKICI-ISM Chapter 10 BAVILI PHILOSOPHY Chapter 11 BIBILA, THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE GROVES Chapter 12 SACRED LANDS AND RIVERS Chapter 13 SACRED TREES Chapter 14 THE OMENS Chapter 15 SACRED ANIMALS Chapter 16 NZAMBI (GOD), THE WORD NKICI, AND THE BAKICI BACI Chapter 17 THE BINI Chapter 18 BENIN DISTRICTS Chapter 19 BINI CUSTOMS Chapter 20 MORE CUSTOMS Chapter 21 TRACES OF NKICI-ISM AMONG THE BINI Chapter 22 THE PHILOSOPHY AT THE BACK OF THE BLACK MAN'S MIND IN TABLE FORM Fetichism in West Africa by Rev. Robert Hamill Nassau. [1904] Chapter I: Constitution of Native African Society--Sociology Chapter II: The Idea of God--Religion Chapter III: Polytheism--Idolatry Chapter IV :Spiritual Beings in African Religion Chapter V: Spiritual Beings in Africa--Their Classes and Functions Chapter VI: Fetichism--Its Philosophy--A Physical Salvation--Charms and Amulets Chapter VII: The Fetich--A Worship Chapter VIII: The Fetich--Witchcraft--A White Art--Sorcery Chapter IX: The Fetich--Witchcraft--A Black Art--Demonology Chapter X: Fetichism--A Government Chapter XI: The Fetich--Its Relation to the Family Chapter XII: The Fetich--Its Relations to Daily Work and Occupations and to the Needs of Life Chapter XIII: The Fetich--Superstition in Customs Chapter XIV: Fetich--Its Relation to the Future Life--Ceremonies at Deaths and Funerals Chapter XV: Fetichism--Some of its Practical Effects Chapter XVI: Tales of Fetich Based on Fact Chapter XVII: Fetich in Folk-Lore Hausa Folklore by Maalam Shaihu, translated by R. Sutherland Rattray. [1913] 1. The story of the slave by name 'The World' 2. How brothers and sisters first came to quarrel and hate each other 3. The story of the boy and the old woman, and how the wasp got his small waist 4. The story about a beautiful maiden, and how the hartebeest got the marks under its eyes like teardrops 5. How the whip and the 'maara' spoon (a broken bit of calabash) came to the haunts of men 6. A story about a chief, and how his sons observed his funeral, and the origin of the spider 7. A story about an orphan, showing that 'he who sows evil, it comes forth in his own garden' 8. A story about a witch, and how the baby of the family outwitted her, and invented the first walled town 9. The doctor who went a pilgrimage to Mecca on a hyena 10. A story about a chief and his cook 11. A story about three youths all skilled in certain things, and how they used that skill to circumvent a difficulty. 12. A story about a giant, and the cause of thunder 13. A story about an orphan which was the origin of the saying 'The orphan with a coat of skin is hated, but when it is a metal one he is honoured' 14. A story of a jealous man and what befell him 15. A story of a great friendship and how it was put to the test 16. A story about a test of skill 17. A story about Miss Salt, Miss Pepper, &c. 18. The story of Muusa (Moses) and how it came about that brothers and sisters do not marry each other 19. A story about a hunter and his son 20. A story about a maiden and the pumpkin 21. The Gaawoo-tree and the maiden, and the first person who ever went mad Woman's Mysteries of a Primitive People by D. Amaury Talbot. [1915] Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter 2: Prenatal Influences And Birth Customs Chapter 3: Birth Customs (continued) Chapter 4: Affinities Or Bush Souls Chapter 5: Childhood Chapter 6: Maidenhood To Marriage Chapter 7: Wedded Life And Motherhood Chapter 8: Domestic Life Chapter 9: Marriage Problems Chapter 10: Love Philtres And Magic Chapter 11: Witchcraft Chapter 12: Jujus Chapter 13: Woman And Secret Societies Chapter 14: Woman In War Time Chapter 15: Widowhood And Burial Customs Chapter 16: Widowhood And Burial Customs (continued) The Yoruba Speaking Peoples by A.B. Ellis [1894] Chapter I: Introductory. Chapter II: Chief Gods. Chapter III: Minor Gods. Chapter IV: Remarks on the Foregoing. Chapter V: Priests and Worship. Chapter VI: Egungun, Oro, Abiku, and Various Superstitions. Chapter VII: The In-Dwelling Spirits And Souls of Men. Chapter VIII: Measurements of Time. Chapter IX: Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage, and Death. Chapter XIII: Proverbs. Chapter XIV: Folk-Lore Tales. Caribbean Jamaica Anansi Stories by Martha Warren Beckwith [1924]. 1. Tying Tiger. 2. Tiger as Substitute. 3. Tiger as Riding-horse. 4. Tiger's Sheep-skin Suit. 5. Tiger Catching the Sheep-thief. 6. Tiger's Breakfast. 7. Eggs and Scorpions. 8. Tiger's Bone-hole. 9. The Christening. 10. Eating Tiger's Guts. 11. Throwing away Knives. 12. Grace Before Meat. 13. Day-time Trouble. 14. New Names. 15. Long-shirt. 16. Shut up in the Pot. 17. House in the Air. 18. Goat on the Hill-side. 19. Dog and Dog-head. 20. Tacoomah's Corn-piece. 21. Anansi and the Tar-baby. 22. Inside the Cow. 23. Cunnie-More-Than-Father. 24. The Duckano tree. 25. Food and Cudgel. 26. The Riddle. 27. Anansi and Brother Dead. 28. Brother Dead and the Brindle Puppy. 29. The Cowitch and Mr. Foolman. 30. Dry-Head and Anansi. 31. The Yam-hills. 32. The Law against Back-biting. 33. Fling-a-mile. 34. But-but and Anansi. 35. Tumble-bug and Anansi. 36. Horse and Anansi. 37. Anansi in Monkey Country. 38. Curing the Sick. 39. Anansi, White-belly and Fish. 40. Goat's Escape. 41. Turtle's Escape. 42. Fire and Anansi. 43. Quit-quit and Anansi. 44. Spider Marries Monkey's Daughter. 45. The Chain of Victims. 46. Why Tumble-bug Rolls in the Dung. 47. Why John-crow has a Bald Head. 48. Why Dog is always Looking. 49. Why Rocks at the River are covered with Moss. 50. Why Ground-dove Complains. 51. Why Hog is always Grunting. and many more... Rastafarianism The Kebra Nagast E.A. Wallis Budge, translator [1932]. 1. Concerning the Glory of Kings 2. Concerning the Greatness of Kings 3. Concerning the Kingdom of ADAM 4. Concerning Envy 5. Concerning the Kingdom of SETH 6. Concerning the Sin of CAIN 7. Concerning NOAH 8. Concerning the Flood 9. Concerning the Covenant of NOAH 10. Concerning ZION 11. The Unanimous Declaration of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers 12. Concerning CANAAN 13. Concerning ABRAHAM 14. Concerning the Covenant of ABRAHAM 15. Concerning ISAAC and JACOB 16. Concerning RÔBÊL (REUBEN) 17. Concerning the Glory of ZION 18. How the Orthodox Fathers and Bishops Agreed 19. How this Book came to be found 20. Concerning the Division of the Earth 21. Concerning the Queen of the South 22. Concerning TÂMRÎN, the Merchant 23. How the Merchant returned to ETHIOPIA 24. How the Queen made ready to set out on her Journey 25. How the Queen came to SOLOMON the King 26. How the King held converse with the Queen 27. Concerning the Labourer 28. How SOLOMON gave Commandments to the Queen 29. Concerning the Three Hundred and Eighteen [Patriarchs] 30. Concerning how King SOLOMON swore to the Queen 31. Concerning the sign which SOLOMON gave the Queen 32. How the Queen brought forth and came to her own Country 33. How the King of ETHIOPIA travelled 34. How the young man arrived in his mother's country 35. How King SOLOMON sent to his son the commander of his army 36. How King SOLOMON held intercourse with his son 37. How SOLOMON asked His Son Questions 38. How the King planned to send away his son with the children of the nobles 39. How they made the Son of SOLOMON King 40. How ZADOK the priest gave commands to DAVID the King 41. Concerning the blessing of Kings 42. Concerning the Ten Commandments 43. How the men of the Army of ISRAEL received [their] orders 44. How it is not a seemly thing to revile the King 45. How those who were sent away wept and made a plan 46. How they made a plan concerning ZION 47. Concerning the offering of AZÂRYÂS (AZARIAH) and the King 48. How they carried away ZION 49. How his Father blessed his Son 50. How they bade farewell to his Father and how the city mourned and many more... The Wisdom of Rastafari THE BIBLE RELIGION MORALITY HUMAN RIGHTS UNITY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITY PLANNING WORK SELF HELP DEVELOPMENT LAND POLICY RESOURCES AGRICULTURE FINE ARTS HEALTH INTER AFRICA ETHIOPIA'S POSITION INTERNATIONAL POLITICS FATE LIFE DEATH MISCELLANEOUS Vodun (Voodoo) Last of the Voudoos by Lafcadio Hearn [1885] New Orleans Superstitions by Lafcadio Hearn [1886] Voodoo and Obeahs By Joseph J. Williams. New York, [1932]. Chapter I: African Ophiolatry Chapter II: Serpent Cult at Whydah Chapter III: Voodoo in Haiti Chapter IV: Origin of Obeah Chapter V: Development of Obeah in Jamaica Psychic Phenomena of Jamaica By Joseph J. Williams. New York, [1934]. This is a must have collection for any primitive African religion and myth (mythology) history buff! Here are the computer requirements to run and operate this CD. You must have a PC running Windows or a Macintosh running OS X or higher software and a web browser.South Africa The Religious System of the Amazulu by Henry Callaway [1870] Part I: UNKULUNKULU (OR, THE TRADITION OF CREATION AS EXISTING AMONG THE AMAZULU AND OTHER TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA.) Part II: AMATONGO (OR, ANCESTOR WORSHIP.) Part III: IZINYANGA ZOKUBULA (OR, DIVINERS.) Part IV: ABATAKATI (OR, MEDICAL MAGIC, AND WITCHCRAFT.) Specimens of Bushman Folklore by W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd [1911] The Mantis Assumes The Form Of A Hartebeest !Gaunu-Tsaxau (The Son Of The Mantis), The Baboons, And The Mantis The Story Of The Leopard Tortoise. The Children Are Sent To Throw The Sleeping Sun Into The Sky. The Origin Of Death; Preceded By A Prayer Addressed To The Young Moon. The Moon Is Not To Be Looked At When Game Has Been Shot. The Girl Of The Early Race, Who Made Stars. The Great Star, !Gaunu, Which, Singing, Named The Stars. What The Stars Say, And A Prayer To A Star. !Ko-G!nuing-Tara, Wife Of The Dawn's-Heart Star, Jupiter. The Son Of The Wind. The Wind. #Kaga'Ra And !Haunu, Who Fought Each Other With Lightning. The Hyena's Revenge. First Version. The Hyena's Revenge. Second Version. The Lion Jealous Of The Voice Of The Ostrich. The Resurrection Of The Ostrich. The Vultures, Their Elder Sister, And Her Husband. Ddi-Xerreten, The Lioness, And The Children. The Mason Wasp And His Wife. The Young Man Of The Ancient Race, Who Was Carried Off By A Lion; When Asleep In The Field. A Woman Of The Early Race And The Rain Bull. The Girl's Story; The Frogs' Story. The Man Who Ordered His Wife To Cut Off His Ears. The #Nerru And Her Husband. The #Nerru, As A Bird The Death Of The Lizard. The Cat's Song. The Song Of The Caama Fox. The Songs Of The Blue Crane. The Old Woman's Song. A Song Sung By The Star !Gaunu, And Especially By Bushman Women. Sirius And Canopus. The Song Of The Bustard. The Song Of The Springbok Mothers. ||Kabbo's Song On The Loss Of His Tobacco Pouch. The Broken String. The Song Of !Nu!Numma-!Kwiten. The Leopard And The Jackal. Doings Of The Springbok. Habits Of The Bat And The Porcupine. The Saxicola Castor And The Wild Cat. The Baboons And ||Xabbiten||Xabbiten. A Lion's Story. The Man Who Found A Lion In A Cave. Certain Hunting Observances, Called !Nanna-Sse. !Nanna-Sse, Second Part. Treatment Of Bones By The Narrator's Grandfather, Tsatsi. How The Father-In-Law Of The Narrator Treated Bones. Tactics In Springbok Hunting. ||Kabbo's Capture And Journey To Cape Town. First Account. ||Kabbo's Capture And Journey To Cape Town. Second Account. ||Kabbo's Journey In The Railway Train. ||Kabbo's Intended Return Home. and many more... South African Folk-Tales by James A. Honey [1910] Kaffir (Xhosa) Origin Of The Difference In Modes Of Life between Hottentots And Bushmen The Lost Message The Monkey's Fiddle The Tiger, The Ram, And The Jackal The Jackal And The Wolf A Jackal And A Wolf The Lion, The Jackal, And The Man The World's Reward The Lion And Jackal Tink-Tinkje The Lion And Jackal Lion And Jackal The Hunt Of Lion And Jackal Story Of Lion And Little Jackal The Lioness And The Ostrich Crocodile's Treason The Story Of A Dam The Dance For Water Or Rabbit's Triumph Jackal And Monkey Lion's Share Jackal's Bride The Story Of Hare The White Man And Snake Another Version Of The Same Fable Cloud-Eating Lion's Illness Jackal, Dove, And Heron Cock And Jackal Elephant And Tortoise Another Version Of The Same Fable Tortoises Hunting Ostriches The Judgment Of Baboon Lion And Baboon The Zebra Stallion When Lion Could Fly" Folk Tales by Georg McCall Theal [1886] Story Of The Bird That Made Milk. I The Story Of The Bird That Made Milk. II The Story Of Five Heads The Story Of Tangalimlibo Story Of The Girl Who Disregarded The Custom Of Ntonjane The Story Of Simbukumbukwana The Story Of Sikulume The Story Of Hlakanyana The Story Of Demane And Demazana The Runaway Children; Or, The Wonderful Feather Story Of Ironside And His Sister Story Of The Cannibal's Wonderful Bird The Story Of The Cannibal Mother And Her Children Story Of The Girl And The Mbulu The Story Of Mbulukazi The Story Of Long Snake The Story Of Kenkebe Another Story Of Kenkebe Story Of The Wonderful Horns The Story Of The Glutton Story Of The Great Chief Of The Animals Story Of The Hare Story Of Lion And Little Jackal Proverbs And Figurative Expressions The Bantu Myths and Legends of the Bantu by Alice Werner [1933] 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 West and Central Africa Myths of Ífè by John Wyndham [1921] I. THE BEGINNING. II. THE DESCENT III. THE WAR OF THE GODS. IV. THE SACRIFICE OF MÓRIMI. V. THE ÚBO WARS. VI. THE PASSING OF ÓGUN. Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort, by R. E. Dennett. [1898] I. The Folklore Of The Fjort. II. How A Native Story Is Told. III. How The Wives Restored Their Husband To Life. IV. How Nsassi (Gazelle) Got Married. V. The Vanishing Wife. VI. Another Vanishing Wife. VII. The Jealous Wife. VIII. Ngomba's Balloon. IX. The Wicked Husband. X. The Wonderful Child. XI. How Kengi Lost Her Child. XII. The Twin Brothers. XIII. The Younger Brother Who Knew More Than The Elder. XIV. The Chimpanzee And Gorilla. XV. The Antelope And The Leopard. XVI. How The Spider Won And Lost Nzambi's Daughter. XVII. The Turtle And The Man. XVIII. Killing A Leopard. XIX. The Gazelle And The Leopard. XX. The Wild Cat And The Gazelle. XXI. The Crafty Woman Overreaches Herself. XXII. How The Fetish Sunga Punished My Great-Uncle's Twin Brother, Basa. XXIII. The Rabbit And The Antelope. XXIV. The Fight Between The Two Fetishes, Lifuma And Chimpukela. XXV. The Fetish Of Chilunga. XXVI. The Leopard And The Crocodile. XXVII. Why Some Men Are White And Others Black. XXVIII. The Bird-Messengers. XXIX. Nzambi Mpungu's Ambassador. XXX. Why The Crocodile Does Not Eat The Hen. XXXI. The Three Brothers. XXXII. Death And Burial Of The Fjort. At the Back of the Black Man's Mind by R. E. Dennett. [1906] Chapter 1 LUANGO AND THE BAVILI Chapter 2 ELECTION OF A KING IN THE KONGO Chapter 3 CORONATION OF A KING IN THE KONGO Chapter 4 COURTS OF MALUANGO AND MAMBOMA Chapter 5 LAW Chapter 6 MEASURES, SIGNS, AND SYMBOLS Chapter 7 BAVILI PSYCHOLOGY Chapter 8 NDONGOISM Chapter 9 NKICI-ISM Chapter 10 BAVILI PHILOSOPHY Chapter 11 BIBILA, THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE GROVES Chapter 12 SACRED LANDS AND RIVERS Chapter 13 SACRED TREES Chapter 14 THE OMENS Chapter 15 SACRED ANIMALS Chapter 16 NZAMBI (GOD), THE WORD NKICI, AND THE BAKICI BACI Chapter 17 THE BINI Chapter 18 BENIN DISTRICTS Chapter 19 BINI CUSTOMS Chapter 20 MORE CUSTOMS Chapter 21 TRACES OF NKICI-ISM AMONG THE BINI Chapter 22 THE PHILOSOPHY AT THE BACK OF THE BLACK MAN'S MIND IN TABLE FORM Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria By Elphinstone Dayrell, Introduction by Andrew Lang. [1910] Chapter 1 LUANGO AND THE BAVILI Chapter 2 ELECTION OF A KING IN THE KONGO Chapter 3 CORONATION OF A KING IN THE KONGO Chapter 4 COURTS OF MALUANGO AND MAMBOMA Chapter 5 LAW Chapter 6 MEASURES, SIGNS, AND SYMBOLS Chapter 7 BAVILI PSYCHOLOGY Chapter 8 NDONGOISM Chapter 9 NKICI-ISM Chapter 10 BAVILI PHILOSOPHY Chapter 11 BIBILA, THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE GROVES Chapter 12 SACRED LANDS AND RIVERS Chapter 13 SACRED TREES Chapter 14 THE OMENS Chapter 15 SACRED ANIMALS Chapter 16 NZAMBI (GOD), THE WORD NKICI, AND THE BAKICI BACI Chapter 17 THE BINI Chapter 18 BENIN DISTRICTS Chapter 19 BINI CUSTOMS Chapter 20 MORE CUSTOMS Chapter 21 TRACES OF NKICI-ISM AMONG THE BINI Chapter 22 THE PHILOSOPHY AT THE BACK OF THE BLACK MAN'S MIND IN TABLE FORM Fetichism in West Africa by Rev. Robert Hamill Nassau. [1904] Chapter I: Constitution of Native African Society--Sociology Chapter II: The Idea of God--Religion Chapter III: Polytheism--Idolatry Chapter IV :Spiritual Beings in African Religion Chapter V: Spiritual Beings in Africa--Their Classes and Functions Chapter VI: Fetichism--Its Philosophy--A Physical Salvation--Charms and Amulets Chapter VII: The Fetich--A Worship Chapter VIII: The Fetich--Witchcraft--A White Art--Sorcery Chapter IX: The Fetich--Witchcraft--A Black Art--Demonology Chapter X: Fetichism--A Government Chapter XI: The Fetich--Its Relation to the Family Chapter XII: The Fetich--Its Relations to Daily Work and Occupations and to the Needs of Life Chapter XIII: The Fetich--Superstition in Customs Chapter XIV: Fetich--Its Relation to the Future Life--Ceremonies at Deaths and Funerals Chapter XV: Fetichism--Some of its Practical Effects Chapter XVI: Tales of Fetich Based on Fact Chapter XVII: Fetich in Folk-Lore Hausa Folklore by Maalam Shaihu, translated by R. Sutherland Rattray. [1913] 1. The story of the slave by name 'The World' 2. How brothers and sisters first came to quarrel and hate each other 3. The story of the boy and the old woman, and how the wasp got his small waist 4. The story about a beautiful maiden, and how the hartebeest got the marks under its eyes like teardrops 5. How the whip and the 'maara' spoon (a broken bit of calabash) came to the haunts of men 6. A story about a chief, and how his sons observed his funeral, and the origin of the spider 7. A story about an orphan, showing that 'he who sows evil, it comes forth in his own garden' 8. A story about a witch, and how the baby of the family outwitted her, and invented the first walled town 9. The doctor who went a pilgrimage to Mecca on a hyena 10. A story about a chief and his cook 11. A story about three youths all skilled in certain things, and how they used that skill to circumvent a difficulty. 12. A story about a giant, and the cause of thunder 13. A story about an orphan which was the origin of the saying 'The orphan with a coat of skin is hated, but when it is a metal one he is honoured' 14. A story of a jealous man and what befell him 15. A story of a great friendship and how it was put to the test 16. A story about a test of skill 17. A story about Miss Salt, Miss Pepper, &c. 18. The story of Muusa (Moses) and how it came about that brothers and sisters do not marry each other 19. A story about a hunter and his son 20. A story about a maiden and the pumpkin 21. The Gaawoo-tree and the maiden, and the first person who ever went mad Woman's Mysteries of a Primitive People by D. Amaury Talbot. [1915] Chapter 1: Introductory Chapter 2: Prenatal Influences And Birth Customs Chapter 3: Birth Customs (continued) Chapter 4: Affinities Or Bush Souls Chapter 5: Childhood Chapter 6: Maidenhood To Marriage Chapter 7: Wedded Life And Motherhood Chapter 8: Domestic Life Chapter 9: Marriage Problems Chapter 10: Love Philtres And Magic Chapter 11: Witchcraft Chapter 12: Jujus Chapter 13: Woman And Secret Societies Chapter 14: Woman In War Time Chapter 15: Widowhood And Burial Customs Chapter 16: Widowhood And Burial Customs (continued) The Yoruba Speaking Peoples by A.B. Ellis [1894] Chapter I: Introductory. Chapter II: Chief Gods. Chapter III: Minor Gods. Chapter IV: Remarks on the Foregoing. Chapter V: Priests and Worship. Chapter VI: Egungun, Oro, Abiku, and Various Superstitions. Chapter VII: The In-Dwelling Spirits And Souls of Men. Chapter VIII: Measurements of Time. Chapter IX: Ceremonies at Birth, Marriage, and Death. Chapter XIII: Proverbs. Chapter XIV: Folk-Lore Tales. XXIII. The Rabbit And The Antelope. XXIV. The Fi Caribbean Jamaica Anansi Stories by Martha Warren Beckwith [1924]. 1. Tying Tiger. 2. Tiger as Substitute. 3. Tiger as Riding-horse. 4. Tiger's Sheep-skin Suit. 5. Tiger Catching the Sheep-thief. 6. Tiger's Breakfast. 7. Eggs and Scorpions. 8. Tiger's Bone-hole. 9. The Christening. 10. Eating Tiger's Guts. 11. Throwing away Knives. 12. Grace Before Meat. 13. Day-time Trouble. 14. New Names. 15. Long-shirt. 16. Shut up in the Pot. 17. House in the Air. 18. Goat on the Hill-side. 19. Dog and Dog-head. 20. Tacoomah's Corn-piece. 21. Anansi and the Tar-baby. 22. Inside the Cow. 23. Cunnie-More-Than-Father. 24. The Duckano tree. 25. Food and Cudgel. 26. The Riddle. 27. Anansi and Brother Dead. 28. Brother Dead and the Brindle Puppy. 29. The Cowitch and Mr. Foolman. 30. Dry-Head and Anansi. 31. The Yam-hills. 32. The Law against Back-biting. 33. Fling-a-mile. 34. But-but and Anansi. 35. Tumble-bug and Anansi. 36. Horse and Anansi. 37. Anansi in Monkey Country. 38. Curing the Sick. 39. Anansi, White-belly and Fish. 40. Goat's Escape. 41. Turtle's Escape. 42. Fire and Anansi. 43. Quit-quit and Anansi. 44. Spider Marries Monkey's Daughter. 45. The Chain of Victims. 46. Why Tumble-bug Rolls in the Dung. 47. Why John-crow has a Bald Head. 48. Why Dog is always Looking. 49. Why Rocks at the River are covered with Moss. 50. Why Ground-dove Complains. 51. Why Hog is always Grunting. and many more... Rastafarianism The Kebra Nagast E.A. Wallis Budge, translator [1932]. 1. Concerning the Glory of Kings 2. Concerning the Greatness of Kings 3. Concerning the Kingdom of ADAM 4. Concerning Envy 5. Concerning the Kingdom of SETH 6. Concerning the Sin of CAIN 7. Concerning NOAH 8. Concerning the Flood 9. Concerning the Covenant of NOAH 10. Concerning ZION 11. The Unanimous Declaration of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers 12. Concerning CANAAN 13. Concerning ABRAHAM 14. Concerning the Covenant of ABRAHAM 15. Concerning ISAAC and JACOB 16. Concerning RÔBÊL (REUBEN) 17. Concerning the Glory of ZION 18. How the Orthodox Fathers and Bishops Agreed 19. How this Book came to be found 20. Concerning the Division of the Earth 21. Concerning the Queen of the South 22. Concerning TÂMRÎN, the Merchant 23. How the Merchant returned to ETHIOPIA 24. How the Queen made ready to set out on her Journey 25. How the Queen came to SOLOMON the King 26. How the King held converse with the Queen 27. Concerning the Labourer 28. How SOLOMON gave Commandments to the Queen 29. Concerning the Three Hundred and Eighteen [Patriarchs] 30. Concerning how King SOLOMON swore to the Queen 31. Concerning the sign which SOLOMON gave the Queen 32. How the Queen brought forth and came to her own Country 33. How the King of ETHIOPIA travelled 34. How the young man arrived in his mother's country 35. How King SOLOMON sent to his son the commander of his army 36. How King SOLOMON held intercourse with his son 37. How SOLOMON asked His Son Questions 38. How the King planned to send away his son with the children of the nobles 39. How they made the Son of SOLOMON King 40. How ZADOK the priest gave commands to DAVID the King 41. Concerning the blessing of Kings 42. Concerning the Ten Commandments 43. How the men of the Army of ISRAEL received [their] orders 44. How it is not a seemly thing to revile the King 45. How those who were sent away wept and made a plan 46. How they made a plan concerning ZION 47. Concerning the offering of AZÂRYÂS (AZARIAH) and the King 48. How they carried away ZION 49. How his Father blessed his Son 50. How they bade farewell to his Father and how the city mourned and many more... The Wisdom of Rastafari THE BIBLE RELIGION MORALITY HUMAN RIGHTS UNITY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP EDUCATION RESPONSIBILITY PLANNING WORK SELF HELP DEVELOPMENT LAND POLICY RESOURCES AGRICULTURE FINE ARTS HEALTH INTER AFRICA ETHIOPIA'S POSITION INTERNATIONAL POLITICS FATE LIFE DEATH MISCELLANEOUS Vodun (Voodoo) Last of the Voudoos by Lafcadio Hearn [1885] New Orleans Superstitions by Lafcadio Hearn [1886] Voodoo and Obeahs By Joseph J. Williams. New York, [1932]. Chapter I: African Ophiolatry Chapter II: Serpent Cult at Whydah Chapter III: Voodoo in Haiti Chapter IV: Origin of Obeah Chapter V: Development of Obeah in Jamaica Psychic Phenomena of Jamaica By Joseph J. Williams. New York, [1934]. This is a must have collection for any primitive African religion and myth (mythology) history buff! Here are the computer requirements to run and operate this CD. You must have a PC running Windows or a Macintosh running OS X or higher software and a web browser.