Bari people: Difference between revisions

| related = other [[Nilotic peoples]], esp. the [[Pojulu people|Pojulu]], the [[Kakwa people|Kakwa]], the [[Nyangwara people|Nyangwara]], the [[Mundari people|Mandari]], and the [[Kuku people|Kuku]]

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==Overview==

Nun, a supernatural power, is found in big, strong trees. Tribe members would stuff the tree bark with tobacco leaves and on occasion, blood and fat from animals were put upon the tree bark as well. The Bari would pray while anointing the tree, and they believed that Nun would visit at night to feast on the offerings. The Nun goes by different names, and each name is associated with a different personality. The Nun-loki is the most benevolent and forgiving, and when he came he would stop the life of whoever he thought had lived long enough. Nun-lukak was known as the "spirit of food" and prayers to him would result in a plentiful growing season. If prayer did not work, then a sacrifice would be made.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Seligman|first1=C. G.|last2=Seligman|first2=B. Z.|date=1928|title=The Bari.|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2843631|journal=The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland|volume=58|pages=409–479|doi=10.2307/2843631|jstor=2843631|issn=0307-3114}}</ref>

 

 

The Bari believe that the world is made up of levels and that the plane they live on now is in the middle. They believe that they are surrounded by beings that live in the water, in the air, on the earth, and in their villages.<ref name=":0"/>