Kinoly

Detto anche: angatra

Folklore e mitiNon mortoUna brutta morte o una sepoltura sbrigativa

The kinoly is a predatory form of the dead in Madagascar. Malagasy religion centres on keeping ancestors content, and the kinoly is what an ancestor can become when that duty fails. The famous famadihana ceremony, in which families take out their dead and wrap them in new cloth, is understood by some as protection against it. It is a rare example of an undead belief tied to a rite in which corpses are handled by their kin.1

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Origine

Malagasy

Madagascar

Cosa lo causa

Una brutta morte o una sepoltura sbrigativa

Ancestors who are neglected or mistreated by their descendants may turn into hostile dead.

Come lo si diventa

A dead person whose remains or memory have been ignored or abused by the living.

Punti deboli