Civilizations of Africa: The History and Culture of the Mbuti (Pygmy)

*Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Mbuti
*Includes ancient descriptions of pygmies and theories about their evolution.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
"[T]heir eyes had an untameable wildness about them that struck me as very remarkable." - French-American explorer Paul du Chaillu, 1867
The indigenous Africans known as pygmies have interested outsiders for thousands of years. In the 2200s B.C., the Egyptian Pharaoh Pepi II referred to one a...