Aidyo, ghosts in the forest.

Format:

Video

Series:

Film ; Box 100000 ; Folder 100696

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa.

Cultural anthropology.

Spirituality.

Ghosts.

Occultism.

Central African Republic.

Local Subjects:

Africa.

Cultural anthropology.

Spirituality.

Ghosts.

Occultism.

Central African Republic.

Genre:

Archival footage

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, [date of publication not identified]

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about meeting forest spirits in the rainforests of the Central African Republic, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Bayaka believe in a divine creator, Kumba, who created the world and then retreated. Bayaka life in the rainforests is intimately connected with many different types of spirit, many of which must be propitiated for ecological and social wellbeing. Some spirits, such as bobé, appear in leaf form, sometimes even glowing in the dark. Some spirits, such as the women's Lingboku spirit, are heard but not seen. Other spirits are believed to be present in birds such as owls. In this clip Louis Sarno talks about meeting spirits in the forest.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed October 15, 2021).