In an article titled “Mankhwala, The Rainmaker”, the author, Paul J. Bann, states: “Mankhwala, whose name literally means ‘Mother of Children’ and, in essence, ‘Mother of All People’, was one of the most powerful rainmakers in Central Africa. Mankhwala presided over a rain shrine with influence extending over most of […]
Shamanism
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In the southern Sierra Nevada region of the United States, a statement from an informant of the Western Mono tribe explained: “The healers, bohag… would draw their souls (anet) on the rocks to show themselves, to allow people to see what they had done. Among the Cosho Shoshone tribe and […]
**Some Similarities Between Rock Art in Libya and South Africa** Researchers have a sense that there is a connection between rock art murals everywhere in the world. However, these similarities found in rock art, which support the hypothesis of a universal connection, do not present themselves easily. Some scholars believe […]
1 In the early 1850s, the priest Avvakum was making his way to the land of the Evenki reindeer herders. As he walked, feeling the cold air fill his lungs, he climbed a small hill. The words of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, exiling him to the heart […]