HUM 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Olokun, Kieta, Traditional African Religion
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The continent with the most livable land. An alternative world map shows that africa has almost as large a landmass as. Had many cultures and developed many mythologies. A strip of land along the mediterranean. Settled by phoenicians in prehistory, northern africa did not develop its own mythology. The largest desert int the world, and was impassible for many centuries. Stories passed down by word of mouth. African myths were not written down until the 20th century. They are filled with repeat phrases as aids to memory and with call-and-response sections. The griot was an important person in each tribe, serving as a teacher, holy man, and an entertainer. Would often play the kora, a 12-string instrument that had properties of a lute and a banjo. Northern africa was a part of the roman empire. Roman general scipio africanus conquered the carthaginian empire, descendants of the phoenicians.
