Kalaga (the Promiser)
Lega · numen · Lega traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
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
- Kalaga ('the Promiser') is a named aspect of the supreme being in Lega thought, the divine power of promise and good fortune taught through the Bwami association.: Daniel P. Biebuyck, Lega Culture: Art, Initiation, and Moral Philosophy among a Central African People (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973). (secondary); Daniel P. Biebuyck, The Arts of Zaire, Vol. 2: Eastern Zaire (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986). (secondary)