Dogons. The mystery of the Abyss of the African tribe
The Savages of Africa… In 1931, the famous French ethnographer Professor Griol visited West Africa. I studied one of the unremarkable tribes called the “Dogons”. It was in the Sudanese lands of the bend of the Niger River (today the territory of the Republic of Mali). The Dogons did not stand out among their neighbors in terms of civilization, but the professors were surprised and interested in the unusual oral traditions and myths of the tribe. For the first time in Africa, he came across detailed stories about the origin and structure of the universe. Without primitive animism, I learned about the Dogon’s long — standing ties with space.