Ombe (the Hidden One)
Lega · numen · Lega traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Ombe, 'the Hidden One', names the unsearchable, concealed dimension of the divine in Lega thought, taught in the secret grades of Bwami.
Domains
- concealment and mystery
Powers
- to remain hidden and unsearchable
Sources
- Ombe ('the Hidden One') is a named aspect of the Lega supreme being, the concealed and unsearchable face of the divine.: Daniel P. Biebuyck, Lega Culture: Art, Initiation, and Moral Philosophy among a Central African People (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973). (secondary)