Leo Africanus - Description of Africa

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No one makes war on anyone, and no one steps outside his own territory. Some worship the sun, and prostrate when they see it rising above the horizon. Others worship fire.... Yet others are Christians in the style of the Egyptians.

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There are numerous regions there, but most are unknown to us, either because of the length and difficulty of the journey, or because of the diversity of the languages and beliefs, which hinders them from having relations with the countries that are known to us, just as they hinder ours from having relations with theirs.

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