ph ▁et ▁les ▁Ash anti ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Johannes ▁K üh ne , ▁whose ▁health ▁d eter ior ated ▁in ▁capt ivity , ▁was ▁immediately ▁rep atri ated ▁to ▁Europe ▁after ▁their ▁liber ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁Later , ▁the ▁di aries ▁of ▁Ram se yer / K üh ne , ▁translated ▁into ▁French ▁and ▁English , ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁books ▁became ▁instant ▁best s ellers . ▁In ▁Ram se yer ’ s ▁di ary , ▁he ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁witness ed ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁slaves , ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁crim inals ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁human ▁sacrific es ▁during ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁in ▁K um asi . ▁Though ▁their ▁stories ▁were ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁culture ▁and ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁As ante , ▁they ▁provided ▁a ▁person able ▁anth rop ological ▁narr ative ▁as ▁observed ▁by ▁the ▁capt ives . ▁The ▁earliest ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁the ▁As ante ▁by ▁a ▁European ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁en voy , ▁Thomas ▁Edward ▁Bow d ich ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 . ▁ ▁Mission ary ▁activities ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁their ▁release , ▁the ▁Ram sey ers ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁to ▁rest . ▁The ▁Ram sey ers ▁wished ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁K um asi ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁as ▁liber ated ▁mission aries ▁but ▁the ▁political ▁climate ▁was ▁not ▁fav ou rable ▁to ▁foreign ers , ▁especially