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  • When evil befalls them, it is because the forest is asleep; in such cases, the noisy molimo ritual is employed to wake the forest up.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • When evil befalls them, it is because the forest is asleep; in such cases, the noisy molimo ritual is employed to wake the forest up.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • When evil befalls them, it is because the forest is asleep; in such cases, the noisy molimo ritual is employed to wake the forest up.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • When evil befalls them, it is because the forest is asleep; in such cases, the noisy molimo ritual is employed to wake the forest up.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • Ms. Forti paced in slow, loose circles, blowing into her hardware version of the molimo horn an instrument associated with the Mbuti Pygmies to produce a flutelike warble.

    NYT > Home Page By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO 2011

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