Elements of Luo Traditional Sacrifice: An Anthropological Approach

Chrispine Ouma Nyandiwa
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Chrispine Ouma Nyandiwa: Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 1, 149-158

Abstract: Every religion has some form of sacrifice. In fact, sacrifice is the most widespread of all rituals. It derived from two Latin words: “sacer†, which means holy, sacred or set apart and “facere,†which means to do or to make. So, to sacrifice is to make holy or to set something apart for supernatural powers. Most rituals imply an offering and quite often a blood sacrifice. A blood sacrifice is a displacement of mystical forces made possible by God himself, thanks to the intercession of a spirit, divinity or ancestor and the mediation of a priest for the satisfaction of the sacrificing community.

Date: 2024
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