A Bantu people native to Central Africa (the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda), known for their rich oral traditions and social structures.
The name 'Azande' comes from their own language and means 'the people', derived from the Bantu root 'zande'; the singular form is 'Zande' referring to one person of this ethnicity.
The Azande were famous among anthropologists for their sophisticated belief systems and complex social hierarchies, and much of what we know comes from E.E. Evans-Pritchard's groundbreaking study 'Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande', which revolutionized how scientists study other cultures.
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