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| The Magic of Myths | p. 6 |
| Meet the Ancient Africans | |
| One Continent, Many Worlds | p. 13 |
| The Cradle of Humanity | p. 17 |
| Gods and Spirits | p. 21 |
| In Touch with the Spirit World | p. 23 |
| Timeless Tales of Ancient Africa | |
| A Yoruba Creation Story: Obatala Creates the World and Humans | p. 29 |
| A Fon Fertility Myth: The Quarrel Between the Gods | p. 39 |
| A Baronga Master-Animal Story: The Wonder-Worker-of-the-Plains | p. 47 |
| Ashanti Trickster Tales: Anansi the Spider | p. 57 |
| A Nyanga Heroic Epic: The Adventures of Mwindo | p. 67 |
| Khoikhoi and Ashanti Stories of Death: The Message That Failed and A Visit to the Land of the Dead | p. 79 |
| Glossary | p. 87 |
| The Living Myths | p. 89 |
| To Find Out More | p. 91 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 92 |
| Notes on Quotations | p. 94 |
| Index | p. 94 |
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