Obambo

An Obambou is a supernatural being belonging to tribes of Central Africa.^[1] It is depicted as evil, possessing the power to do evil and to do good if it chooses,^[2] having the ability to possess and cause sickness, or to want a home built for them. In some African tribes, an Obambou is referred to as a devil,^[3] or as the spirit of someone who was not buried correctly.

^ Spence, Lewis (1920). An Encyclopaedia of Occultism. Courier Corporation. p. 299. ISBN 978-0486426136. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
^ Du Chaillu, M. (1861). "Observations on the People of Western Equatorial Africa". Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London. 1: 305–315. doi:10.2307/3014202. ISSN 1368-0366. JSTOR 3014202.
^ Ruoff, Henry W. (c. 1906). The century book of facts. Springfield, Mass. hdl:2027/hvd.hn5q8x.

[1] Spence, Lewis (1920). An Encyclopaedia of Occultism. Courier Corporation. p. 299. ISBN 978-0486426136. Retrieved 2017-12-18.

[:03-2] Du Chaillu, M. (1861). "Observations on the People of Western Equatorial Africa". Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London. 1: 305–315. doi:10.2307/3014202. ISSN 1368-0366. JSTOR 3014202.

[3] Ruoff, Henry W. (c. 1906). The century book of facts. Springfield, Mass. hdl:2027/hvd.hn5q8x.

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