The Ties between the Living and Dead - Book Report/Review Example

The other sub-topic is “Taboos and ill will,” whereby the author commences with an explanation about the impurity, which is in different forms, and degrees and is disliked by gods; thus considered dangerous to human beings, and moral aspects. The next sub-topic is “witchcraft”, whereby the author explains that witchcraft is a dreaded and mysterious force emanating from human beings, and it is denoted as an occult power in the abstract. It is endowed by people, and the majority are women, and its inborn spirit, which prevails in some young ones, both male and female, and it remains with them as an indestructible part of their nature. The last sub-topic in this section is “establishing cause and effects remedies,” whereby the author traces the people's integrity, and welfare in African societies and beyond the host of possible factors that are mentioned such as moral conduct.

The other section entails a story titled “the wavering Christian,” whereby the author explores a case relating to Mozo Bile, who is an example of the way a mistake, which is committed with the intention to help other people can result in the destruction of a strong and honest man. The narration concerns the life story of Mozo Bile, whereby issues related to the fetish god referred to Falabo are discussed, who she listens to carefully. For Instance, there are foreigners with a perception that gods cannot act unreasonably for punishing or destroying enemies, instead, have to evaluate the issue in order to justify the request.

The next story is titled “The rich uncle’s coconuts,” and the author explores a story on Boso Bebu, who is popular in Western Nzema due to his wealth and reputation as a farmer in the country. The author explains that Bebu discouraged supplicants and furtively commended all his coconut groves to “bozonle,” who was called Bulazo and he was asked to punish people who interfered with the coconuts, stranger or relative.

The section covers a story titled “the Vindictive Ghost,” whereby the author narrates a story about the person named Bomo Bonya and her middle-aged sister of the Nvavile clan, and they were windowed, living in the same town, but different compounds. The story narrates the anger of the fetish god Bulazo due to failure to pacify him after killing eba’s son, Nyanzu, after secretly selling Bebu’s coconut in 1963. The story concludes with a discussion that things are different in the afterworld, since the spirits of the deceased are powerless, and they are devoted to the things that take place in the world.