Among the Igbo, this concept comprises a person’s being alongside the reincarnated ancestor and the personal will. For 10 points each:
[10e] Chukwu is the source of what nonmaterial concept described as a “personal god” that helps guide a person’s destiny? A similarly pronounced concept in Chinese philosophy is a vital force that can be cultivated through meditative breathing.
ANSWER: chi [or ḿmúọ́; accept qi; accept xingqi and qigong]
[10m] Chi links a reincarnated spirit to inherited ancestral traits which are sometimes used by these people to identify the spirit’s past life. Among the Yoruba, opele chains are used by these people who adhere to Ifá.
ANSWER: diviners [accept oracles; accept dibia or ogba afa; accept babaláwo; accept iyalawo or mamalawo; accept divination; prompt on mediums; prompt on priests]
[10h] In some cases, Igbo reincarnation goes wrong and a miscarried infant comes back to torment the mother as one of these changeling-like spirits. Among the Yoruba, this spirit is known as the abiku.
ANSWER: ogbanje (“ohg-BAHN-jay”)
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