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Category Archives: Indigenous crops & medicinal plants
Sacred Huts and Magical Aspects of Food
Robert Nassau, as David Livingstone before him, was a missionary, explorer, and recorder of people, geography and customs in the areas through which he traveled and lived. Also, as Livingstone, he was a product of the colonial era of the … Continue reading
The Magicality of Cuisine 4: A Special Dish for a Woman Cultivator, 19th Century Liberia, West Africa
As with other ‘magical dishes’ in this series, it is the context and activities associated with the dish that render it effective – not merely the specified ingredients: Pre-modern cuisine in many parts of the world can be more fully understood … Continue reading
An Account of the Plague in Barbary, North Africa, 1799 – Part II
Some Account of a peculiar Species of Plague which depopulated West Barbary in 1799 and 1800, and to the Effects of which the Author was an eyewitness. By James G. Jackson, Mogodor/ Essaouira Part I, can be found here. From various … Continue reading
An Account of the Plague in Barbary, North Africa, 1799 – Part I
Plagues have been important – and often deadly – aspect of long distance trade and travel for millennia. As we enter into the 21st century plague that is now gripping West Africa, what can be learned from reports of ‘the plague’ … Continue reading
Christmas in Burundi: Celebrations in the Nearby Village of Kajaga-Kinyinya
Updated 17 Dec. 2014> Related articles and recent events: African Beef Stew with sweet potatoes and mangos, cooked and served in a Pumpkin (dianabuja.wordpress.com) Using the Fruits of the Earth: Feasting in Burundi (dianabuja.wordpress.com) Notes on Dairy Goats and Artisan Cheese … Continue reading
The Magicality of Cuisine 5 – A Spicy Warriors’ Stew, Gabon West Africa
Cuisine in premodern societies may contain a variety of ingredients that are meant to imbue the dish with magical attributes directed to specific ends. In past blogs on this topic we have seen dishes that are to secure love for … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-West, Agriculture, Cuisine, Ethnography, Food, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Magic
Tagged Guinea, Magic, Recipe, Rev. Robert Nassau, Robert Nassau
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The Magicality of Cuisine 4: Feeding the Soil a Stew of Leaves and Bark to Guarantee Successful Gardening, 19th Century Gabon, West Africa
Just as people and spirits must be fed, so, too, is the case with the soils that are to be cultivated. Hence, magically based recipes that are specially destined to nourish the soils and/or spirits associated with a woman’s garden … Continue reading
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