Bwiti, iboga, trance and healing in Gabon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19503736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pierre Didier Nyongo Ndoua (University of Yaounde, corresponding author), Kaveh Vaghar (General Hospital of the City of Vienna - Hospital of the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 755-762 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674676.2018.1504012 |
| OpenAlex | W2937994262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
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
Theology · Trance · African Studies and Ethnography · Medicine · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |