Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword The Forest as Moral Document ix
4. Introduction Loose-Leaf Notes on the Life and Work of Lydia Cabrera xxv
5. Translator’s Notes Reading El Monte in the Twenty-First Century lvii
6. Acknowledgments lxxxi
7. PREFACE 1
8. Chapter 1 El Monte 7
9. Chapter 2 Bilongo 15
10. Chapter 3 Oluwa Ewe: The Owner of El Monte 69
11. Chapter 4 The Tribute to the Owner of El Monte 117
12. Chapter 5 How to Prepare a Nganga 123
13. Chapter 6 The Magical and Medicinal Treasure of Osain and Tata Nfindo 156
14. Chapter 7 The Ceiba 158
15. Chapter 8 Ukano Bekonsi 206
16. Chapter 9 The Royal Palm 233
17. Chapter 10 Ukano Mambre 293
18. Botanical Encyclopedia 305
19. Photographs 535
20. References 561
21. Index 575