Watch this Elementary Literature and African Mythology video entitled Gods and Spirits from African Mythology to learn the mythologies created by African tribesmen and how African tribesmen used myths to explain the behavior of an animal or the occurrence of a natural phenomena.
Survey the mythologies created by the African tribesmen, and gain an introduction to their themes, gods and heroes. Understand how they used myths to explain the behavior of an animal or the occurrence of natural phenomena, or to teach concepts of good and evil, the role of morality and authority, the creation of the world and the societies code of honor.