Soul eater (folklore)
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Soul eater (folklore)
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A soul eater is a folklore figure in the traditional belief systems of some groups, notably the Hausa of Nigeria. In some folk belief systems, soul eaters are related to witchcraft, zombies, and other similar phenomena. The soul eater is supposedly able to consume an individual's spirit, causing a wasting disease that can be fatal. In Hausa belief, the desire and capacity for the practice, termed maita, is rooted in special stones kept in a person's stomach. The trait allegedly can be inherited
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