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The Azande Ge o gr a ph y:Ea c hwoma nha st he i ro wnho us ea ndi ti sma deoutofmud . Sub s i s t e nc e :t he yp r a c t i c es hi f t i n gc ul t i v a t i on. The yma deg a r d e na ndgr o wnpu mpki n, ba n a na , be a ns .Th e ydon ’ tha v ec a t t l e sbe c a us eoft hefli e si nt hewa t e rc a us es l e e pi n g s i c kl i ne s sa ndki l ly ou .Th e yha v edo g sa ndc h i c ke n . So c i opol i t i c a lSt r uc t ur e :Pr e -Eu r ope a n:Ch e f dom. Lo c a lc he fc ol l e c t st r i but e sa nd r e di s t r i but ei t . The yh a v ea v on dv on, l i k enobi l i t i e s . Ma r r i a g e :Ge ne r a l l y , me nha v et oa s kgi r l ’ sf a t he ra ndf a t he rha st ot a l kt ot hef a mi l i e s . Th e yha v ebr i depr i z e -gr oo m’ sf a mi l ypa i dbr i de s ’f a mi l y . I ti sg e ne r a l l ypu toffs ot he gr o om’i si nde btt ot hef a t he ri nl a w.I ti sg e ne r a l l ymono g a mousorpol y g a mo us ma r r i a g e . Wi t c hc r a f t :I ti sab i gd e a l .I ti sbe l i e v e dt obea c t ua lph y s i c a lpr o pe r t y -Ma n g u. I ti s be c a us ea l ls i nsa nda l lde a t h. Wi t c hc a nbee x c e c a t e di ft he yc a us ed e a t h.I l l ne s sa nd s ma l l e rmi s f or t une , wi t c hc a npa yt hepr i c eb a c k. We a l t hc a nbr i n gj e a l ous ya ndc a us e pe o pl edowi t c h c r a f t . Soi ti sbe s tno tt os ho wwe a l t ha ndwor k sa saba l a nc eme c ha n i s m. Ma n gu :i tc a nt r a v e la tni ghtbutnoto v e rgr e a tdi s t a nc ea ndc a nhu r tpe o pl e .I tc a n bei nt e nt i ona loruni nt e nt i ona l . I nt e nt i ona li ss e nta ndbe c a us eofj e a l ous y . Or a c l e s : Be n g e :Themos te xpe n s i v eor a c l e s ,t he yha v et oa s kpe opl et or e a di t .Th e yt a k e ba b yc hi c k sa ndpoi s one dt he ma nda s kt he mque s t i ons . Az a ndeSc he me :Az a ndel i k e sl i vi n ga pa r tbe c a u s ema n gut r a v e lno tf a rs ot he ywon ’ tbe a t t a c ke db yt hene i ghbo r . The ymo v e dt of a r ml a ndbu ts omepe op l eg e tbe t t e rpl a c ea nd s omepe opl eha v ewor s epl a c e . HI Vi sbe c a us eofwi t c hc r a f tbu tt he ykno wi ss ome t hi n g bi ome di c a li s s uebu twhog e t si ti ss t i l ld e t e r mi ne db ywi t c hc r a f t Ci v i lWa r :Az a ndeha sar e a l l yha r dt i meun de rt hef und a me nt a lI s l a mi cl a w. Ci v i lwa r c a u s e dma n yde a t h. Sout he r nSuda nf unde dt hewa ra ndfiv emi l l i onpe op l ea r edi s pl a c e d.

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