Desertland, Spiritland

Hello Friends!For the month of May, we go north with our meanderings through the landscape of African geomythology. Come along as we cross the Sahara with the Tuareg, the African continent’s great desert nomads. We will travel through the desert where nature has been stripped bare, where nature has vanished and turned into a spirit.“If you refuse a traveler a sip of water, the desert will deny you water.” — Tuareg sayingReferences* de Foucauld, Charles. Chants touaregs (French Edition) (p. 92-94). Albin Michel. Kindle Edition. * Al-Koni, Ibrahim. The Fetishists. University of Texas Press, 2018. p 159 - 163Can’t Get Enough?Meanwhile…The Watkins Book of African Folklore (…or The Mythological Africans Book) is out!The Watkins Book of African Folklore contains 50 stories, curated from North, South, East, West and Central Africa. The stories are grouped into three sections:* Creation myths and foundation legends* Stories about human relationships and the cultural institutions they created* Animal tales (with a twist…the folktales are about some of the most unlikely animals!)I thoroughly enjoyed digging into the historical and cultural context out of which the stories, their themes, and protagonists emerge. There is something for everybody!Mythological Africans is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Mythological Africans at mythologicalafricans.substack.com/subscribe