Comments on naijablog: Mary Slessor's Tomb

When I was there this August 2012 the graveyard wa...

2012-10-25T17:19:09.356+01:00

When I was there this August 2012 the graveyard was totally neglected and untended to say the least. The ground was overgrown, there were no walking paths at all.

It was very sad to see but the still the atmosphere was lovely with the sea breeze.

Mary Slessor appears on one of the Scottish 10 pou...

2007-01-11T10:19:00.000+01:00

Mary Slessor appears on one of the Scottish 10 pound notes (see this site), which also features a map of the area she worked in.

The National Museums of Scotland published an interesting book about her in their Scots Lives series.

Really nice, thanks for sharing

2006-12-20T01:15:00.000+01:00

Really nice, thanks for sharing

Most anthropologists claim that “ancestor worship”...

2006-12-18T15:51:00.000+01:00

Most anthropologists claim that “ancestor worship” and veneration is a very ancient practice. Perhaps many African cultures reserve this for lineage relatives rather than the nation or public as a whole.

Are there African leaders whose grave sites are venerated?

According to most anthropologists, “ancestor worsh...

2006-12-18T15:45:00.000+01:00

According to most anthropologists, “ancestor worship” and veneration is a very ancient practice. Perhaps what you are saying here is that many African cultures reserve this for lineage relatives rather than the nation or public as a whole.

Are there African leaders whose grave sites are venerated?

As you would have noticed, they do not go for walk...

2006-12-16T01:55:00.000+01:00

As you would have noticed, they do not go for walks in cemeteries as we do in England.

I remember when I first visited Brompton Cemetery, I could not sleep for weeks, then I got used to visiting cemeteries to contemplate and meditate apart from always looking out for the mausoleums from the common tombstones.

Even death is not a complete leveler.