Bwiti, iboga, trance and healing in Gabon
Mental Health, Religion & Culture September 14, 2018 Pierre Didier Nyongo Ndoua, Kaveh Vaghar
ABSTRACT 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....