Everyone knows that part of the spirit descends to the afterworld, while part of it remains with the family, but we have a special belief about the spirit of a young woman who has died before her marriage that goes contrary to this. She comes back to prey upon other unmarried girls--not to scare them but to take them to the afterworld with her so she might have company.Lisa See
About This Quote
The belief that a woman who has died before her wedding continues to return from the dead as a ghost to try and lure other women into the afterlife is a widely held belief in some African cultures. In this quote, Uduk explains that a spirit woman can only return as long as she is alone. If there are other girls around, she cannot terrorize them. On the contrary, if they have enough spunk to fight back against her, she will have to leave them alone.
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