Lefin
Ilahita Arapesh · numen · Ilahita Arapesh traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Lefin is one of the graded Tambaran spirits of Ilahita, ranked among the lower stages of the cult between Falanga and Maolimu. Each such grade is a named spirit-being with its own emblems and observances, and the initiand's passage through Lefin carries him a further step into the concealed knowledge of the men's society.
Domains
- male initiation
Powers
- advances the novice through the cult
Relations
- companion: FalangaAdjacent junior grades.Tuzin, Donald F. 1980. The Voice of the Tambaran. Berkeley: University of California Press. (secondary)
- companion: MaolimuAdjacent grades in the graded cult.Tuzin, Donald F. 1980. The Voice of the Tambaran. Berkeley: University of California Press. (secondary)
Sources
- Lefin is one of the junior graded Tambaran spirits of Ilahita, standing between Falanga and Maolimu in the initiatory sequence.: Tuzin, Donald F. 1980. The Voice of the Tambaran. Berkeley: University of California Press. (secondary)