Religion:Zin Kibaru

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Short description: Blind river-dwelling spirit in Songhai mythology

In the mythology of the African Songhai people, Zin Kibaru or Zinkibaru is a blind, river-dwelling spirit who commands fish.[1][2]

References

  1. Stoller, Paul (2010). Fusion of the Worlds: An Ethnography of Possession Among the Songhay of Niger. University of Chicago Press. p. 89-90. ISBN 9780226775494. https://books.google.com/books?id=ncE8PvrxxHMC&pg=PA89. Retrieved 4 February 2017. 
  2. Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 523. ISBN 9781135963903. https://books.google.com/books?id=sEIngqiKOugC&pg=PA523. Retrieved 4 February 2017.