Westermann. The Shilluk people

Today's free book is The Shilluk people, their language and folklore by Diedrich Westermann (1912). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

You can read more about the Shilluk people of the Sudan at Wikipedia.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).



Table of Contents

TRADITIONS OF NYIKANG
Nyikang's Parents
The Origin of the Shullas
Early Wanderings of Nyikang
Different Doings and Adventures of Nyikang
The Man who sacrificed himself
Nyikang and the River-people
The Lost Low
The Liar
Nyikang's Quarrel with Duwat
The Fish Ocholo
Nyikang and the Sorcerers
A War against Turtles
Praising Nyikang

PRAYERS AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES
A Prayer to God
A Prayer for Rain
A Religious Ceremony
How Cattle is brought across the River
Preparation for War

STORIES ABOUT SORCERERS
The Cruel King
King Nyadwai trying the Sorcerers
The Vision of the Sorcerer
Agok

CREATION
The Creation of Man
On Totemism

ANIMAL STORIES
Hare and Hyena
Monkey and Lion
Dog and Fox
Hare and Hyena
Lion and Fox
Starling and Centipede
Hare and Tapero
Who is King
The Hare
Camel and Donkey

ADVENTURES BETWEEN MEN AND ANIMALS
The Country of the Dogs
Akwoch
Girl and Dog
Anyimo and the Lion
An Adventure in the Forest
Boy and Hyena
Nyajak
Ajang
The Snake
The Crocodile Hunter

ANECDOTES
The Travellers
A Goat-story
The Glutton
Bachet
The Country where Death is not
The King and the People
Wealth cannot be imitated
Increase of Cattle
The Haughty Prince
The Hyena with the Bell

A HUNTING MATCH, AND A JOURNEY
Elephant Hunting
A Journey

SONGS
War Songs
Mourning Songs, and others

RIDDLES