ABSTRACT
Lele had no doubt that in their midst were sorcerers, whose extraordinary powers enabled them to move invisibly, or in animal form, and to strike people with illness and misfortune. Their powers were supposed to be based on the same source as the beneficent powers of diviners, and to work in much the same way. Like the techniques of healing, sorcery 1 required materials, actions and a formula of words. Some contact with the intended victim was necessary, even if it were only the scraped-up dust of their footprints, or the bench on which they habitually sat. Diviner's art had to be acquired by payment and by consent, or it would not work. Similarly, sorcery had to be bought, and used with the consent of the vendor.
