Bwiti, iboga, trance and healing in Gabon

The Bwiti is one out of several religions in Africa and through it, it is believed, that the members can be connected to the world of the ancestors. There is also the ritual of healing in Bwiti. In this ritual, participants are invited to take iboga. They fall into a trance and after this phase, whi...

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Authors: Nyongo Ndoua, Pierre Didier (Author) ; Vaghar, Kaveh (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Taylor & Francis 2018
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2018, 卷: 21, 发布: 8, Pages: 755-762
Further subjects:B Bwiti
B Consciousness
B Health
B iboga
B 宗教
B Culture
B 出神
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总结:The Bwiti is one out of several religions in Africa and through it, it is believed, that the members can be connected to the world of the ancestors. There is also the ritual of healing in Bwiti. In this ritual, participants are invited to take iboga. They fall into a trance and after this phase, which in principle lasts three days; those who were sick recover the health in many cases. We try to find out in the article, if the change of the state of consciousness like trance can heal. In the end we discover that it is possible. In Bwiti, the change of the paradigm is the most important principle.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2018.1504012