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