The Magician Archetype

About this episode

This episode features a short story reading and a discussion of the magician archetype.

Hello to all new subscribers and followers! Welcome! Please read this . Meanwhile, life is life-ing so this week’s episode features a short story reading and a light-hearted discussion of the magician archetype. Hope you enjoy! Can’t Get Enough? Miracles of Another Kind! Still Can’t Get Enough? 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

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Host: Mythological Africans

Topics covered

• magician archetype
• short story reading
• African folklore
• cultural context
• human relationships

Keywords

• magician archetype
• short story
• African folklore
• cultural institutions
• animal tales

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Watkins Book of African Folklore

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