focuses on the importance of the blolo bla and bian and how they contribute to Baule society. To the person, the spirit life is their connection to the outer world. It helps them in love and with the bearing of children but can also behave poorly if neglected by its earthly spouse. If a person is having relationship or fertility issues, a diviner would be called in to help the person with their blolo spouse and its creation. The look of each spirit spouse is unique and is specific to the person that it is created for. These statues become an integral part of Baule society and life. They are even given their own day of the week in which the earthly spouse spends dinner with them and sleeps besides them. They are always in the house of the spouse and always on their minds. However, no matter the type of sculpture the Baule hold them with great regard. Works Cited Arneson Richard, "Egalitarianism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2002.) Web:
focuses on the importance of the blolo bla and bian and how they contribute to Baule society. To the person, the spirit life is their connection to the outer world. It helps them in love and with the bearing of children but can also behave poorly if neglected by its earthly spouse. If a person is having relationship or fertility issues, a diviner would be called in to help the person with their blolo spouse and its creation. The look of each spirit spouse is unique and is specific to the person that it is created for. These statues become an integral part of Baule society and life. They are even given their own day of the week in which the earthly spouse spends dinner with them and sleeps besides them. They are always in the house of the spouse and always on their minds. However, no matter the type of sculpture the Baule hold them with great regard. Works Cited Arneson Richard, "Egalitarianism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2002.) Web:
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