Archetypes
Archetypes in African beliefs are recurring spiritual figures—tricksters, guardians, and mediators. Research-backed profiles and tradition-specific analysis.
The Negative Father Archetype: Mwindo, Yennenga, and Longar
A chief seals his newborn son inside a drum, has the drum bound shut, and pushes it out into the river. He has already tried a grave.
Jungian Archetypes in African Myth: A Diaspora Reader's Guide
African myth does not illustrate Jungian archetypes. In several places, it corrects them. That is a large claim to open with, and the rest of this piece is me earning it.
Jungian Archetypes Applied to African Traditions: Àbíkú, Ọgbanje, and the Child
The first time I saw the name written down I read it as a line of verse. Málọmọ́ — má lọ mọ́, do not go again.
Jungian Archetypes and the African Mother: How Authority Forms
In more than one household I have sat in, an argument has ended the same way. Someone older, usually a woman, says one short sentence, and the room puts the fight down. Nobody voted.