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What roles do the belief in magic and witchcraft play in azande and cultures?
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The Azande are a tribe of North Central Africa. Belief in Witchcraft as an inherited substance in the belly remains in their culture, although their former animist religion has largely been replaced by Christianity.
They do not "practise" the craft as it is thought in the west, rather it is an ever present force in the life of the tribe. When something bad happens, it is often attributed to witchcraft. As a result, many rituals are performed to ward off the purported ill effects which may daily befall unsuspecting persons. Oracles are an important part of the culture, regularly consulted as a means of determining where the witchcraft is coming from, and what can be done about it.
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