The Mwindo Epic: Crash Course World Mythology #29
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Comments and reviews: 4
Luboman411
I love how these stories reveal so much about their cultures. In this Congolese myth, I learn that people really take their possessions seriously (the -battle of the accessories-, that people don't obsess about having sons, that bananas are central to their way of life, that the gods can be bartered and played with and are not really all that powerful. Then you see the Chinese myths and they're all about working all the time, punctuality, engineering, superhuman dedication, the almost non-existence of gods, the men doing all the work and the women serving peripheral roles. It's very interesting, the contrasts.
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I love how these stories reveal so much about their cultures. In this Congolese myth, I learn that people really take their possessions seriously (the -battle of the accessories-, that people don't obsess about having sons, that bananas are central to their way of life, that the gods can be bartered and played with and are not really all that powerful. Then you see the Chinese myths and they're all about working all the time, punctuality, engineering, superhuman dedication, the almost non-existence of gods, the men doing all the work and the women serving peripheral roles. It's very interesting, the contrasts.
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Jamie
I mean, it-s nice to see a father/ruler wanting daughters instead of sons for once. Maybe it-s just for dowry money but that-s not that much worse then wanting a son just to have an heir so I-ll take it. A nice change of pace compared to literally every other story/history.
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I mean, it-s nice to see a father/ruler wanting daughters instead of sons for once. Maybe it-s just for dowry money but that-s not that much worse then wanting a son just to have an heir so I-ll take it. A nice change of pace compared to literally every other story/history.
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Jean
Where can I read more about ankuba the god of lightning? Also how do I correctly spell his name? Or any of these gods to be honest.
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Where can I read more about ankuba the god of lightning? Also how do I correctly spell his name? Or any of these gods to be honest.
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Isaac
Thought this was gonna be a Native American story because of the thumbnail.
If it's Congolese make the character a lil darker.
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Thought this was gonna be a Native American story because of the thumbnail.
If it's Congolese make the character a lil darker.
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