Lega · numen · Lega traditional religion; continuing · numen
Among the Lega (Warega) of the Maniema forest of the eastern Congo, the divine is approached through named attributes voiced in the proverbs and objects of the Bwami initiation society. Kalaga, 'the Promiser', is the power of promise and of the good fortune the moral order can secure.
Domains
promise and good fortune
Powers
to promise and grant good fortune
Sources
Daniel P. Biebuyck, Lega Culture: Art, Initiation, and Moral Philosophy among a Central African People (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973).
Daniel P. Biebuyck, The Arts of Zaire, Vol. 2: Eastern Zaire (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986).