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African Folklore: An Encyclopedia - Marshalls University

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umor<br />

gossip and, 152–153<br />

legend v., 490<br />

Rwanda, 400–401<br />

tales of genocide, 401–402<br />

rwimbo genre, 53<br />

Saci (Afro-Brazilian character), 88–89<br />

sacrifices<br />

animal, 2, 124, 165, 214–215, 283, 283<br />

beads and, 25<br />

libations with, 213–215<br />

Sane, 2<br />

sheep, 26–28, 30<br />

sacrificial speech, 290<br />

Saharan civilization, 1<br />

Saharan desert, 8<br />

Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, 506<br />

sahhar (speaker), 403–404, 404<br />

sahir (evil mouth), 403–405<br />

Saho people, 118<br />

Saho-Afar language, 95<br />

Sai, Akiga, 318<br />

saints, 394<br />

Santeria religion and, 405–407<br />

Salazar, <strong>An</strong>tónio de Oliveira, 354<br />

Salée, Pierre, 129<br />

Samatar, S., 444<br />

samba, 89<br />

carnival and, 88<br />

Samba, Cheri, 126<br />

Samory, 32<br />

Samper, David, 347<br />

San (Bushmen), 421<br />

beads by, 24<br />

groups in Namibia, 78<br />

positioning of dead by, 44<br />

praise poetry of, 359<br />

rock paintings, 424<br />

storytellers, 424<br />

sand drawings, 56<br />

Sandoka, 81<br />

Sane (debt) sacrifices, 2<br />

Sango (god), 326, 329<br />

Sango language, 348<br />

Sankara, Thomas, 40<br />

Santa Claus, 294<br />

Santeria religion, 46, 405–407, 441<br />

social and ritual dress of, 37, 50<br />

Santos Junior, Rodrigues, 355<br />

Sao people, 58<br />

Index 1184

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