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Zande
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Zande

 or Azande

People of central Africa who live in The Sudan, Congo (Kinshasa), and Central African Republic. They speak an Adamawa-Ubangi language of the Niger-Congo family. They occupy widely scattered family homesteads, subsisting through agriculture and hunting. Patrilineal clans are numerous. Witchcraft, magic, and divination are major features of social life. The Zande number about 3.8 million.
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Evans-Pritchard's (1932) account of Azande spermarche implies that, in the absence of a chronological age reckoning, a boy's developmental status was actually measured by the appearance of his ejaculate:
"Become big, and I'll give you something to eat": thoughts and notes ... by Janssen, Diederik F. / International Journal of Men's Health
However, these issues are addressed from the perspectives of different African traditions, such as Akan, Azande, Bokis, Igbo, Luo, and Yoruba.
Lee Brown, ed. African Philosophy: New and Traditional Perspectives by Ikuenobe, Polycarp / African American Review
Evans-Pritchard's much-cited Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande in 1937.
Forms of Wonderment: the History and Collections of the Afrika ... by Strother, Z.S. / African Arts
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