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  • He reported that the Mbuti lack any sacred hierarchy or magical rites such as are practiced by their Bantu neighbors whom they regard as superstitious.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • He reported that the Mbuti lack any sacred hierarchy or magical rites such as are practiced by their Bantu neighbors whom they regard as superstitious.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • He reported that the Mbuti lack any sacred hierarchy or magical rites such as are practiced by their Bantu neighbors whom they regard as superstitious.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • He reported that the Mbuti lack any sacred hierarchy or magical rites such as are practiced by their Bantu neighbors whom they regard as superstitious.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • The significance of language struck [Richard] Wrangham most forcefully on an occasion when a group of [Mbuti] hunters had killed an elephant ....

    Archive 2008-12-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • The significance of language struck [Richard] Wrangham most forcefully on an occasion when a group of [Mbuti] hunters had killed an elephant ....

    Quote of the Day Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • (Soundbite of song, "Sunlight") Ms. GARBUS: (Singing) (Unintelligible) CHRISTGAU: The tUnE-yArDs track that first caught my ear was "Hatari," which begins with Garbus 'solo version of the hocketing vocal technique of Congo's Mbuti pygmies.

    tUnE-yArDs: Low-Fi And Beautiful 'Brains' 2010

  • There may have been some bad feeling among the Mbuti too, but aggressive tendencies were constrained by the intervention of other individuals.

    Quote of the Day Matthew Guerrieri 2008

  • Most Western admirers of Mbuti music try to pretty up its tapping, wavering and gurgling sounds.

    tUnE-yArDs: Low-Fi And Beautiful 'Brains' 2010

  • There may have been some bad feeling among the Mbuti too, but aggressive tendencies were constrained by the intervention of other individuals.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008

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