ABSTRACT
A diviner undergoes a testing rite when in his early twenties and thereafter may practise. As a consequence of the diviner's work after unnatural or unfortunate events, ritual action can be taken by the groups concerned to remove any ritual impurity or to correct lapses from standards of behaviour which led to those events. By sacrifice or by repentance the group that has suffered loss or misfortune may be assured of better times to come. Diviner recalls his society to religious and moral duty and by his insistence on avoidance or expiation of offences he releases his fellows from the burden of guilt and gives them security. Libation enters only into the religious rites. When medicines are being prepared or used libation does not occur. It is part, therefore, of religion and not of magic. Religion, then, or better, clan religion or public religion is something of a mystery to the young men and to all women.
