Repression of Bwiti In Spanish Guinea: The Case of Fernando Po (1939-1962)
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https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.37.2016.16695Keywords:
Bwiti, Religious repression, Equatorial Guinea, Legal violence, Spanish colonialism, African cults.Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze all the “Palabras” regarding Bwiti which took place in the Tribunal de Santa Isabel of Fernando Poo between 1939 and 1962. By setting them out chronologically we will be able to see the process of implementation of the cult and its subsequent development, confirming its practice in the island. We also wish to show the repression suffered by the cult and its followers, which in some cases led to the persecution of particular families. Finally, we wish to prove how a document of 1939, which asks for special measures to be taken against Bwiti, was programmatic when it came to repressing the cult later on in various ways.Downloads
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