Morobi Shaman

A Morobi Shaman was a spiritual leader among the Morobi people. A Shaman's duties included presiding over their clan's religious ceremonies, inducting outsiders into a clan, and serving as a liason to non-Morobi parties. Each Shaman would be nominated in adolescence, at which point they would be trained by an older shaman until they reached adulthood, when they would be given their articles of office. Once a Morobi became a Shaman, they would serve until they had trained a new Shaman. Though Shamans were not allowed to marry, they were allowed to take companions, usually of the same sex. The relationship between a Shaman and their companion could be romantic or sexual in nature, but there was also a pedogogical aspect to such relationships; if the Shaman were to die before naming a successor, the companion was expected to carry out the Shaman's duties until a replacement could be found. Many Shamans remained celibate throughout their careers; if a celibate Shaman died without a successor, then the clan's chief would serve as the temporary replacement.