Myths and Legends of the Bantu: Contents

I. INTRODUCTORY II. WHERE MAN CAME FROM, AND HOS 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 THEGHOST 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 ANDHUVEANE XII. THE AMAZIMU XIII. OF WERE-WOLVES,HALF-MEN, GNOMES, GOBLINS, AND OTHER MONSTERS XIV. THE SWALLOWING MONSTER XV. LIGHTNING, THUNDER, RAIN, AND THERAINBOW XVI. DOCTORS, PROPHETS, AND WITCHES XVII. BRER RABBIT IN AFRICA XVIII. LEGENDS OF THETORTOISE XIX STORIES OF SOME OTHERANIMALS XX. SOME STORIES WHICH HAVE TRAVELLED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX