The Magical House-Breaker of Gabon, West Africa - 19th. Century

The Magical House-Breaker of Gabon, West Africa – 19th. Century

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The following story told to the Rev. Nassau contains several features that are characteristic of groups living in the area in which he lived and worked:

  • Separation of settlements and the gardens maintained by women of these settlements;
  • Honorable characteristics of an upright woman;
  • Characteristics of a debased kinsman – in this case, a brother;
  • Jealousy among close kin, and how it might be…

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