Witchcraft Among The Azande Analysis

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One of the three relations I found with the documentary, “Witchcraft among the Azande” and our textbook was the conceptualization of Mangu. We are introduced to a man and his two wives, one of the two wives fell ill and after a consultation with the oracles, it is deduced that his younger wife is responsible for her ailment (10:12). However, his youngest wife still retained her innocence while spitting out water for her co-wife's good health (20:26)—it is believed that she could be subconsciously using witchcraft. This ties into the book on page 216, “According to the Zande witchcraft belief, it is possible to posses mangu, which might be acting up without the accused person's knowledge”.
The second one also relates to Banda and his second wife. In the textbook, it states that “the interpersonal relationship between co-wives is potentially a difficult relationship, and this stress is manifested in the form of witchcraft accusations” (Stein, 2017:217). Banda, in order to make sure, …show more content…
However, as said by one of the members of the church, “It brought good Christian rules like no smoking, no drinking, and no adultery” (50:05). This relates to page 216 of our textbook that states “the concept of witchcraft. . . provides [ the Azande] with a natural philosophy” and “Witchcraft beliefs also embrace a system of values, which regulate human conduct.” So, even though some of the elders in the community are saddened by the changes that have occurred in the youths beliefs regarding rituals, and Father Jerome's concerns of them not fully embracing the new and letting go of the old—we do know that they are able to find common ground with these contrasting worlds through their same basic principles with guiding human conduct to mold the future of their

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