The Ruler Archetype in African Myth and Folklore

Hey Friends

We’re on the fourth episode of the MA deep dive into Jungian archetypes in African myths, legend and folklore. We’re remaining focused on the rulership archetype for the month of March and the plan is to look at it from different angles. In this week’s episode (and to honor Women’s Day!) we’re going to talk about rulership in African mythology and folklore from the perspective of women.

References

* Franz, Marie-Luise von. The Feminine in Fairy Tales. United Kingdom, Shambhala, 1993.

* Lewis, Jerome. Forest hunter-gatherers and their world: a study of the Mbendjele Yaka pygmies of Congo-Brazzaville and their secular and religious activities and representations. Diss. University of London, 2002, 175 - 176.

* Schipper, Mineke. Source of all evil : African proverbs and sayings on women. Chicago, Bloomsbury Academic, 1991.

* Korsah, Chantal. Yaa Asantewaa: Queen Mother of the Ashanti Confederacy

* Ogwu, Matthew Chidozie, Moses Edwin Osawaru, and Rosemary Noredia Iroh. “Ethnobotany and collection of west African okra [Abelmoschus caillei (a. Chev.) Stevels] germplasm in some communities in Edo and Delta states, southern Nigeria.” Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology 6.1 (2016): 25-36.

* Fraser, Douglas, and Herbert M. Cole, eds. African art and leadership. Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1972.

* Fisher, Angela. Africa Adorned. United Kingdom, Harvill Press, 1996.

Can’t Get Enough?

* Read this reflection on archetypes as living territory for transformation: