Mangu is the power of magic, is passed down from fathers and mothers to their children. If a person with mangu has negative thoughts toward someone they can inadvertently harm them. So most Azande try not to be happy and not have negative thoughts. Another part of this is the consultation of oracles. Everyone uses oracles to make important decisions in their lives. The book talks about three type of oracles used by the Azande. These are the poison oracle, termite oracle, and the least reliable rubbing-board oracle. It seems as though the idea of witchcraft and the use of oracles work similar to laws and religion in that people don’t want to be accused of witchcraft so everyone tries to be good people and live a positive life so that they won’t be accused of wrongs. This makes the Azande people behave in a specific way much like laws and religion in our own
Mangu is the power of magic, is passed down from fathers and mothers to their children. If a person with mangu has negative thoughts toward someone they can inadvertently harm them. So most Azande try not to be happy and not have negative thoughts. Another part of this is the consultation of oracles. Everyone uses oracles to make important decisions in their lives. The book talks about three type of oracles used by the Azande. These are the poison oracle, termite oracle, and the least reliable rubbing-board oracle. It seems as though the idea of witchcraft and the use of oracles work similar to laws and religion in that people don’t want to be accused of witchcraft so everyone tries to be good people and live a positive life so that they won’t be accused of wrongs. This makes the Azande people behave in a specific way much like laws and religion in our own