Certain African tribes believe that after death ordinary people become ghosts, whereas prominent individuals become ancestor spirits who will be honored and petitioned as invisible leaders of the community.
काही देशांत, मृतांच्या स्थितीविषयी वेगवेगळे समज स्थानिक परंपरा आणि नाममात्र ख्रिस्ती धर्मातून आले आहेत.