Adherence to Abagirwa's Shamanism and its Effects on Anthropological Status. Case Study of Mad People of Gitenga Cell, Kiyombe Sector, Nyagatare District 2016-2017
Father Dr.Hakizimana Lucien, Nkeramugaba Anicet, Rutayisire Felix
Citation :Father Dr. Hakizimana Lucien, Nkeramugaba Anicet, Rutayisire Felix, Adherence to Abagirwa's Shamanism and its Effects on Anthropological Status. Case Study of Mad People of Gitenga Cell, Kiyombe Sector, Nyagatare District 2016-2017 International Journal of Research in Sociology and Anthropology,2017;3(1):30-38.
This research was about the adherence to abagirwa's Shamanism and its effects on anthropological status. The main objective of this research was to find out the reason of which in Gitenga Cell are registered many mad. We ran with hypotheses according to which to practice abagirwa's shamanism should be the reason of the high presence of mad in Gitenga Cell. To make a hermeneutic and critical approach, the methods used in collection, analysis and interpretation of information are qualitative and quantitative. Findings from our respondents revealed different problems in practitioners of Abagirwa's shamanism: alcohol abuse 80%, cases of suicide or attempt to suicide 68%, incest 46%, divorce 90%, the parents who do not care about the health of their children 65%, clinical depression 100%, lack of self-control 84%, psychological distress 100%, mad people's psychoses 100%, necromancy (conjuring the dead) 45%, denial of the efficiency and effectiveness of pharmaceutical medicines 80%, alienation 100%.Suggestions for anthropological wellbeing: education to help them to change their behaviors, interventions of local and opinions leaders and to deepened traditional healing and its medicines with scientific and rigorous methods so that to avoid disappointing practices.