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It should come as no surprise, given the great diversity of religious perspectives on the African continent, that there is a similarly immense variety of creation myths that have been transmitted over many centuries through the living, immediate medium of oral tradition. In this chapter, I focus on those myths that provide an insight into perceptions of animals — that is, their status and value.
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Horsthemke, K. (2015). African Creation Myths and the Hierarchy of Beings. In: Animals and African Ethics. The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137504050_4
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