Mitsogho
Studies on the iboga cults VII. The traditional Bwiti
Apindji, bwiti, equatorial Africa, Equatorial Guinea, gabon, hallucinogenic plants, Mitsogho, Nkomi, Tabernanthe ibogaBy: GIORGIO SAMORINI – This section on the cults of the hallucinogenic iboga plant of western equatorial Africa describes the traditional Bwiti religious cult, that is, the one not syncretic with Christianity. The traditional Bwiti is widespread among at least twenty ethnic groups in Gabon, and the most studied is the Bwete of the Mitsogho.…
Studies on the iboga cults. V. Historical aspects
bwiti, Colonialism, Equatorial Guinea, ethnohistory, Fang, gabon, hallucinogenic plants, Mitsogho, persecutions, PygmiesBy: GIORGIO SAMORINI – The problem of the origins of the human relationship with the hallucinogenic plant of iboga, and the real or mythical involvement of the Pygmies in the discovery of its intoxicant properties is discussed. The traditional use of iboga in equatorial Africa is framed within the general systematisation of the purposes of…
Studies on the iboga cults. III. Iboga and Bwiti mythology
By: GIORGIO SAMORINI – In this third contribution to the study of the cults of the hallucinogenic plant of iboga of Equatorial Africa, the themes concerning the mythical origins of the plant and of Bwiti—the religious cult that uses iboga as a visionary agent—are presented and analysed. Distinction is made between the mythological themes of…