
aathmaavine bhakshikkunna (naadodikkadhakal)

chila aafrikkan janathayude, prathyekichu nigeriayileyum nigeriayileyum hausa janathayude parambaraagatha vishwaasa sanbradaayangalile oru naadodi vyakthiyaan athmabhakshanam kazhikkunna vyakthi.
aathmabhakshanakkaarilulla vishwaasam manthravaadam, sombikal, anubandha prathibhasangal ennivayile parambaraagatha naadodi vishwaasangalumaayi bandhappettirikkunnu. aathmabhakshanakkaaranu oru vyakthiyude aathmaavine bhakshikkaan kazhiyumennu karuthappedunnu, ithu maarakamaayekkaavunna oru rogathe paazhaakkunnu. saahithyapravarthanathil "athmabhakshanam kazhikkunnayal narabhojiyaya manthravaadiyude oru classical roopamaanu". 
hausa vishwaasathil, "maita" ennu vilikkappedunna parisheelanathinulla aagrahavum seshiyum oru vyakthiyude vayattil sookshichirikkunna prathyeka kallukalil veroonniyathaanu. eee swabhaavam oraalude maathaapithaakkalil ninnu paarambaryamaayi labhikkam, allengil nilavilulla oru pariseelakanil ninnu nedaam. aathmabhakshanakkaaranu avante allengil avalude parisheelanathinaayi oru naayayudeyo mattu mrugathinteyo roopam edukkaam-loka naadodikkadhakalil kaanapedunna chennaaykkal, verkaattukal, selkkikal, mattu jeevivarggangal, manushyar/mrugangal ennivayile vishwaasangalumaayi bandhippikkunna oru vishwaasam.
manthravaadikalaal shapikkappettavarum avarude jeevitam nayikkaan manushyarude aathmaakkale bhakshikkendavarumaaya purushanmaaraan aathmabhakshanakkaarekkurichanuri mattoru vishwaasam. aathmabhakshanakkaaran irayude aathmaavine vizhungikkazhinjaal, ira podipole aprathyakshanaakunnu.
americayileyum caribean mekhalayileyum aafrikkan-american naadodikkadhakalil eee vishwaasam nilaninnu. fulbe, serer thudangiya mattu parambaraagatha aafrikkan samskaarangalilum aafrikkaykku purathulla samskaarangalilum-pappuva nyoo giniyayile moundu hagen pradeshathe gothrangalilum anubandha vishwaasangal kaanam. maayayudeyum anubandha janangaludeyum "hicks" allengil "ikes" oru thaarathamyappeduthaavunna roopamaanu; paippil padam "teolokovani" aksharaarthatthil "aathmaavine bhakshikkunna" ennu vivarthanam cheiyunnu.
purathana eejipthukar muthal chikkasa, choktto, natches vareyulla chila parambaraagatha mathangalil "aathmabhakshanakkaaran" ennu engleeshilekku vivarthanam cheyyappetta perukal adangiyirikkunnu. homarude "iliad" anusarichu swantham aathmaavine [edii] vizhungunna bellarophoninte katha theliyikkunnathupole greak puraanagalilum eee ashayam nilavilundu."ennirunnaalum, itharathilulla puraana vyakthikal manushyaralla, athmeeya vyakthikalaanu, athinaal avaa hausayil ninnum thaarathamyappeduthaavunna vishwaasangalil ninnum vyathyasthamaan.
aadhunika horror fiction, faantasi ezhuthukaar, samakaalika gaanarachayithaav, aanimeshan, viidiyoo geyim srashtaakkal ennivar aathmabhakshanakkaarilulla parambaraagatha vishwaasam sweekarichittundu.