"Towering throughout history like swaying Baobab trees in silent witness to the passage of history, they are the Maguzawa.." "..today they practice proudly the ritual combat of the ancestors known as the Wassan Shanci."
About the Author
Patrick Gorham
lanfia80
I invite you to visit my website,
AfricaWrites.com.
It is the continuing mission of AfricaWrites
to inspire, uplift and educate viewers about
traditional African culture.
We hope to give people a sense of real heroes,
fascination in those wonders those yet undiscovered,
and to bring back those myths and legends thought
forever lost to the pages of history.
Managing Editor, Patrick Gorham Lanfia Toure Camara
AfricaWrites: Heroes, Rituals & Legends
www.africawrites.com
Publish Date January 01, 2008
Dimensions Standard Landscape 28 pgs
Standard Paper
Category Sports & Adventure
Tags traditional medicine, traditional medicines, Africa, Nigeria, Hausa, Maguzawa, blades, africawrites, africawrites.com, ceremonies, culture, healer, legends, rituals, sports