This collection of myths - some of them simple pieces of narrative, others mysterious, poetic and often amusing - illustrate the religion and thought of the West African Yoruba People. Interspersed with drawings of Yoruba motifs, the myths are compiled and introduced by Ulli Beier, who himself holds two Yoruba chieftaincy titles.

This mysterious, poetic and often amusing collection of myths illustrates the religion and thought of the West African Yoruba People.