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Bouda (Ge’ez: ቡዳ; Tifinagh: ⴱⵓⴷⴰ), in Ethiopian and Eritrean folk religion is a creature with the ability to change into a hyena. Buda is generally believed by the wider society to be a power held and wielded by those in a different social group, for example among the Beta Israel or metalworkers.[1][2]The belief is also present in Sudan, Tanzania, and among the Berber people in Morocco.[3]

References[]

  1. Finneran, Niall (2003). "Ethiopian Evil Eye Belief and the Magical Symbolism of Iron Working". Folklore 114. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_3_114/ai_n6118470/. Retrieved 9 May 2020. 
  2. Wagaw, Teshome G. For Our Soul: Ethiopian Jews in Israel. Detroit: Wayne State Univ. Press, 1993.
  3. Woodward, Ian (1979). The Werewolf Delusion. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-448-23170-9. 
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