Case: GG-2026-209
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: C
Location: Abomey, Southern and central Benin, Benin
The Aziza are forest spirits associated principally with the religious and oral traditions of the Fon people of historic Dahomey in present-day Benin. They are commonly described as small, elusive beings inhabiting forests, termite mounds, anthills or large silk-cotton trees and are particularly connected with hunters, magical knowledge, medicinal plants and the transmission of practical or spiritual skills. Although generally portrayed as beneficial toward people who approach the forest respectfully, Aziza traditions also emphasize that supernatural knowledge carries obligations and may becom…
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