Talk:West African mythology

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Sparse
Is there more to this section?

Religion or folklore myth?
Is this article about West African religion/spiritual belief system or some folklore myth/legend? Reading this article tells me that it is mainly about legends/folklore rather than West African religion/spiritual belief. What I've seen here are mainly legends which has nothing to do with the core spiritual principles and beliefs of West Africans. Therefore, it appears to me that the editor did not seem to understand the difference. As such, I think the title of this article should be changed from West African religion to West African myths or West African legends in order to reflect the content of this article. 2A00:23EE:2680:4926:343B:B59B:1AEC:8011 (talk) 04:15, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed! This article is a mess! Surprisingly, West Africa religion redirects here. The only thing that contains links to the actual spiritual beliefs of the people are found in the See also section. In my view, I would probably call this West African fairytales than religion/spirituality/legend or myth. As you can see, this is not West African religions/spirituality (see: See also for that). I also object to calling it legend, because legends by definition has a bit of true history and over exaggerated history. Myth is a matter of belief but could be sacred and part of a group of people's worldview. To differentiate it from the cosmogony or creation narrative/myth of the various West African people, I would not call it myth either, but fairytale like the Lockness Monster.Tamsier (talk) 01:31, 18 April 2024 (UTC)