AN237 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bibliomancy, Zande People, Palmistry
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Exam: 20 mc, 5sa (out f 8); up to end of today"s slides. Bs: benge = poison used on chickens; best way of arriving at the truth. Purpose of divination: to arrive at the truth: 4 means: termites, rubbing board, mbenge and the witch doctor (these are the methods they use) and they use these to make decisions. What to do about it, if they are guilty, etc. What is witchcraft and what do witches do: inflict pain upon another: negative force which resides w/in a person and brings bad luck, inherent power to do evil! All bad things are caused by witchcraft (sickness, bad luck, etc. ) People might not even realize they have it. Who are the witches and what to they epitomize: anyone can be a witch but everyone denies they are a witch ironic, it tends to be people who do not have the power, women.
