| 词条 | Ehi (spirit) |
| 释义 |
Ehi is the name of a personal spirit in some West African religious beliefs, especially in southwestern Nigeria and Benin. Ehi means "genius",[1] but it also means "angel" in some Nigerian languages and refers to a spirit possessing a man, similar to a guardian angel. Ehi is a component of a person that remains with the supreme deity Osa. A person's ehi guides them through their life in the agbon, or material world, while interacting with other spirits in the erinmwin, or spirit world.[2]The ehi remains with the person during the day, and returns to report to Osa at night.[3] Ehi is viewed as a cult in parts of western Africa with a "moderated initiative" where many believe that lack of success can be blamed on the Ehi possessing a man.[4] The Ehi is said to be "constantly sacrificed" in gratitude for success or for guidance in difficult times.[5] Bradbury says of it, "Close as a man and his ehi are they are yet thought of as being independent agents and so there is a possibility of conflict between them. Ehi must, therefore, be propritiated in much the same way as other supernatural entities and failure to do this results in trouble.[5]References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Jacobs|first1=Joseph|last2=Nutt|first2=Alfred Trübner|last3=Wright|first3=Arthur Robinson|author4=Crooke, William |title=Folklore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vbq5AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=5 February 2013|year=1969|publisher=Folklore Society|page=218}} {{religion-stub}}2. ^Ehi is a component of a person that remains with the supreme deity Osa. A person's ehi guides them through their life in the agbon, or material world, while interacting with other spirits in the erinmwin, or spirit world. 3. ^{{cite book|title=A Concise Dictionary Of The Bini Language Of Southern Nigeria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x3c9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA51|accessdate=2013-02-05|publisher=Taylor & Francis|page=51}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=May|first=Brian|title=The Third World Calamity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TK89AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA28|accessdate=5 February 2013|year=1981|publisher=Routledge & Kegan Paul|isbn=978-0-7100-0764-3|page=28}} 5. ^1 {{cite book|last=Okpewho|first=Isidore|title=Once Upon a Kingdom: Myth, Hegemony, and Identity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DC-Q6vgEYTQC&pg=PA64|accessdate=5 February 2013|year=1998|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-21189-7|page=64}} 2 : African traditional religions|Nigerian culture |
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