I have absolutely no interest in the Azande people, but I do have an interest in the rest. Anyways, an early 20th century "study" by Anthropologist E.E. Evans-Pritchard on the beliefs of the Azande of the South Sudan as pertains to the title. His explanations are excellent and somewhat illuminate the reasoning process behind it all. But - all in all - I preferred Levy-Bruhl's "Primitive Mentality" - which as opposed to focussing on one tribe describes an aggregate of how "all tribes" (worthy of an Anthropologist) arrange their thinking and 'supernatural' beliefs. So while I enjoyed it will be moving on to the bookstore, I can't keep them all...
Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande - E.E. Evans-Pritchard
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