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Jump into the distinctive elements of African mythology with the story of Shango-a fearsome king of the city-kingdom of Oyo who later became a god. Explore how the cyclical structure of the story is another distinctive feature of African myths. Rather than moving in a straight line, African myths may start in the middle, seem to end, circle back to the beginning, and then reach a conclusion

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Features: Kathryn McClymond, Robert Andre LaFleur, Julius Bailey, Grant Voth

Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2015

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English