the Uncle Diviner
Chewa · mortal · c. A.D. 1600 · Recorded classification
Mortal. The name Mlauli derives from kulaula, 'to divine'. He appears as M'bona's uncle/elder and rival diviner whose jealousy drives the martyrdom; in some recensions a figure of the displaced Mang'anja senior rainmaker.
Domains
- divination
Relations
- rival: the Rain MartyrReciprocal of chewa_mbona.rival — His mother's brother and elder rival diviner, whose jealousy drove the persecution and martyrdom of M'bona.J. Matthew Schoffeleers, River of Blood (1992) (secondary)
Sources
- Mlauli, an elder kinsman and rival conjurer, is the antagonist who incites the killing of M'bona in the Khulubvi cult tradition.: Schoffeleers, J. M. (1992). River of Blood. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. (secondary)