spitting religious significance to,1: 397
See alsoNgai
Maat, 1:398–399
Amen compared to,1: 27
Anubis and,1: 62
balancing nature of, fire and,1: 268
bird feather image and,1:55,1: 62
Book of the Deadlegend of,1: 399
chaos prevented by,1: 398
concept and philosophy of,1: 398
Hotep and,1: 318
The Husia and,1:321–323
Iwa, good character and,1: 347
Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt
(Karenga) and,1: 322
order, justice, balance, truth and,1:57,1:318,
2:575,2:576–577,2: 619
ostrich symbolism of,1: 57
power of the spoken Word and,2: 455
Ra and,1:398,1: 399
reception into the afterlife and,1: 16
Shu and,2: 619
spiritual justice and divine order
and,1: 294
Tehuti and,1: 327
Ten Commandments and,1: 318
Ma’at.SeeMaat
Magic, 1:399–400
as control over materials and minds and,
1:399–400
examples of,1: 400
of Fon people,1:271–272
juju as,1:355–356
magicoreligious theory of religion and,
2:501–502
Nkisi (Minikisi, plural) and,2:450–452
as West African religious strata,2: 712
See alsoConjurers; Seers
Makandal, 1:400–402
colonial economy collapse goal of,1: 401
death and legacy of,1:401–402,2: 690
as a fugitive leader,1: 401
Haitian Revolution and,1:138,
1:400,1:407,2:568,2: 690
healing skills of,1: 401
the slave years of,1:400–401
Malawi
Batonga people of,1: 112
Chewa people of,1:159,1:421,1: 422
Yao people of,2: 734
Mali
Bamana people of,1:100,1:225–226
Bobo people of,1: 129
Dioula people of,1: 204
Dogon people of,2: 652
Senufo people of,2: 603
Zarma people of,2: 741
Mambo, 1:402–403
community leadership and,1: 403
Desounen ritual and,1:196–197,1: 302
Haitian Revolution and,1: 403
as healers,1: 403
Houngan and,1:318–319,1: 402
hounsi (ounsi) and,1:319–320
initiation rites and,1:402–403
lwa and,1: 402
Oumfò and,2: 511
oumfòtemple of,1: 403
Papa Loko and,1: 402
servant’s role and,1: 403
Vodu Haitian Peristyle, Philadelphia, PA and,
2:458–459
Mami Wata, 1:404–405
depictions of,1: 404
descriptive background regarding,1: 404
impact of worship and,1:404–405
names of,1: 404
Nana Buluku and,1: 404
Vodun water deities pantheon and,1: 404
Mamo.SeeHoungan(Hungan)
Marett, Robert,1: 58
Maroon communities, 1:405–408
African origins of,1: 406
blood rituals of,1: 132
Dutty Boukman and,1:138,1: 408
contemporary communities and,1:407,1: 408
geographic locations of,1: 405
Haitian insurrections and,1:407–408
Jamaican Rebellion and,1: 407
kilombosslave resistance societies in,1: 150
Kumina religion in,1: 371
Toussaint L’Ouverture and,1:408,2: 482
Makandal and,1:401–402,1: 407
Nanny and,2:441–443
Quilombos dos Palmares, Brazil and,1: 407
“runaway Black slave” and,1:405–406
Saramacca and,1:171,2:594–595
struggles of and threats to,1:406–407
in Surinam,2: 718
See alsoYorka836 Index