vui

"spirit." A spirit in Melanesian belief. The good-natured spirit hero Qat is a vui, as is Marawa (the spider vui).

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References

Sources

  • Bonnerjea, Biren. (1920). A Dictionary of Superstitions and Mythology. Thomson Gale.
  • Lang, Andrew. (1901). Myth, Ritual, and Religion. Vol. 1. London: Longmans, Green and Co., pp. 98, 152.