Baganda, 1:89–90
God’s omniscience concept of,1: 290
kingship culture of,1: 89
okykokkya collective riddling game and,1: 89
placenta beliefs of,2: 529
rites of passage of,1:89–90
verbally rich culture of,1: 89
See alsoWamala
Bakongo, 1:90–91
beads protecting children of,1: 117
creation narratives of,1:90–91
deities of,1: 90
“four moments of the sun” and,1: 91
geographic location of,1:90,2: 466
God as Mother concept of,1: 288
God’s intrinsic “goodness” and,1: 289
muntu (person) “pattern of patterns” and dual
soul-mind and,1: 91
Nzambi Mpungu, sovereign master of,1: 90
Portuguese, Catholicism, slave trade and,1: 90
See alsoNzambi
Bakota, 1:91–93
ancestral art of,1: 93
bonding concept and,1:91,1: 93
Bwete male ritual and ceremonial purity
and,1: 93
circumcision and widow purification practiced
by,1: 93
Gabon, Central Africa location of,1: 91
iKota language of,1: 91
matrilineage of,1: 93
patriarchal subgroups of,1: 91
reliquary figure of,1: 92
Balanta, 1:93–94
agricultural practices of,1:93–94
European slave trade and,1: 94
geographical locations of,1: 93
Portugal’s impact on,1: 94
Balengue, 1:94–95
ancestors importance to,1:94–95
Bantu similarity to,1: 94
Fang cultural impact on,1: 94
geographic location of,1: 94
Molengue language of,1: 94
natural environment honored and respected by,
1:94–95
BaliNyonga (Bali Chamba),1:95–97
Bali ethnic groups and,1:95–96
geographic location and migration of,1: 95
Lela ritual dance of,1: 96
Mbakoh language of,1:95–96
medicine and healing practices of,1: 96
religious practice of,1: 96
voma male society of secrets of,1: 96
Baluba, 1:97–99
Bambudye religious lodge and,1: 99
Bantu Philosophy(Temples) and,1:97,1: 104
to be is to be ethical concept of,1: 144
creation story of,1:98–99,1: 185
divination systems of,1: 208
four planes of the world concept of,2: 463
genuine personhood and good government
concepts of,1:98,1: 99
geographic location of,1: 97
God as being “near” and “far away” concept
of,1:288,1: 344
God as Father of the creation concept of,1: 288
God’s attributes and,1:289–290
good character and,2: 542
historical background of,1: 97
hospitality of,2: 543
Lake Boya and,2: 580
language and culture of,1:97–98
leadership of,1: 99
names of God and,1: 290
Negritude Movement and,1: 97
Ngoy’a Sanza and,1: 99
Nkongolo kingvs.Ilunga Mbidi Kiluwe king
and,1: 99
nobility of heart concept and,1: 98
Panafrican Movement and,1: 97
patrilineage of,1:97–98
proverbs of,2: 541
religious beliefs of,1: 98
Shakapanga the creator and,2: 580
transcendent origin of human beings
and,1: 143
value of individual privacy and,2: 542
wisdom and,2: 542
See alsoKisalian graves
Bamana(Bambara),1:100–101
age groups importance and,2: 443
art of,1:101,1: 226
caste system of,2: 443
Chi-wara antelope art and rituals and,
1:163–164
Chi-wara headdress of,1:101,1:164,1: 226
collective ownership of,1: 100Index 807