Shakespeare in the Bush

[jeregenest]

This essay was mentioned on Mirabilis today. Its quite the fun read. One of my favorite parts:

The old man quelled the babble of disbelief that arose immediately and told me with that insincere, but courteous, agreement one extends to the fancies of the young, ignorant, and superstitious, "No doubt in your country the dead can also walk without being zombis."

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[jeffwik.livejournal.com]

I remember reading this in an undergraduate anthropology class. I'm still suspicious of how heavily it's been fictionalized.