A voice from the Congo : comprising stories, anecdotes, and descriptive notes . B S I. ^ £ 11 ^ o Q o SUPERSTITION 271 The Congo natives may be said to have religiousconception without religion. Their active divinitiesare all evil. Theologically they are worshippers ofthe Evil Spirit, Devil-worshippers. They admitthe existence of a Good Spirit, Nzambi, but thepowers of this good spirit are supposed to be en-tirely passive. In the witchcraft practised by the Congo natives,we have an exemplification of that primitive sorcerywhich is said to be a remnant of the ancient Nature-worship which existe
A voice from the Congo : comprising stories, anecdotes, and descriptive notes . B S I. ^ £ 11 ^ o Q o SUPERSTITION 271 The Congo natives may be said to have religiousconception without religion. Their active divinitiesare all evil. Theologically they are worshippers ofthe Evil Spirit, Devil-worshippers. They admitthe existence of a Good Spirit, Nzambi, but thepowers of this good spirit are supposed to be en-tirely passive. In the witchcraft practised by the Congo natives,we have an exemplification of that primitive sorcerywhich is said to be a remnant of the ancient Nature-worship which existed in the earliest days of man-kind. There exists a universal belief in a future exist-ence; the circumstance of the future life varyingaccording to different tribal beliefs. Death is regarded in the light of a migration. The Congo natives creeds are in harmony withhis intellect; puzzled by the mysteries of life, he isalways ready to accept unhesitatingly the wildesttheory to account for natural events. The majority of tribes possess one or more charm-doctors, by whom their
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