Zebola

Zebola

Zebola is a women's spirit possession dance ritual practiced by certain ethnic groups of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is believed to have therapeutic qualities and has been noted in the West as a traditional form of psychotherapy.

It originated among the Mongo people but is also practiced among various ethnic groups in Kinshasa. [http://books.google.com/books?id=Q8RI22OdxFQC&pg=PA87&dq=zebola+congo&sig=ACfU3U1NQ2qo7J8gFBYTwepdV-2OCHlLSQ]

References

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=Q8RI22OdxFQC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=zebola+ritual&source=web&ots=7LD_PJMDjK&sig=dwMQ3uMRABB_dxDSG2VX4YyVfCs&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result Google Books result]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=nrMRezmNrPcC&pg=PA141&dq=zebola+congo&sig=ACfU3U3KxIfU-oUuqAPEP1HLDGqcS0ce5A Google Books result]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=Q8RI22OdxFQC&pg=PA87&dq=zebola+congo&sig=ACfU3U1NQ2qo7J8gFBYTwepdV-2OCHlLSQ Google Books result]


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