The God Behind the Rainbow: Pygmy Genesis, Mambela, and the Bullroarer
How Pygmy Genesis myths connect to Mungu, the ambelema rainbow serpent, Mambela initiation, and the maduali bullroarer.
African Studies
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Efé (Ituri Pygmies) Creation: Baatsi, the Tahu Tree, and the Vanishing Arm of God
A close reading of Efé (Ituri Pygmies) creation/‘origin of death’ cycles—Baatsi and the Tahu taboo, Masupa/Tore’s withdrawn arm—mapped to Genesis and EToC.
African Origin Myths, Twin Motifs, Nommo, Ka-Snakes & Lebe Seru
Sweep through Yoruba clay-people, Dogon fish-twins, Egyptian ka-snakes, and Lebe's bullroarer to see how Africa narrates human beginnings.
