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Bwiti
Night falls in Gabon’s dense forests. Drums echo under the canopy, and flames flicker in a sacred hut. Outside, the world changes—inside, ancient rituals and a mysterious root connect the living to their ancestors. Who shaped these ceremonies, and why did they survive so much upheaval?To understand the living tradition called Bwiti, we have to peel back layers of history, secrecy, and transformation. Bwiti, as it’s practiced today, did not burst forth from a single prophet or precise founding moment. Instead, it took shape in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries across what is…
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