Nganga is a Bantu term for herbalist or spiritual healer in many African societies and also in many societies of the African diaspora such as those in Haiti, Brazil and Cuba. It is derived from *-ganga in proto-Njila, an early branch of the Bantu family. The verb form related to it, -gang- relates to wisdom, knowledge and skill. As this term is a ...
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The focal point of the palo religion which, in Cuba, refers to the iron cauldron containing spiritual elements, or to the spirit of the dead that resides within it.
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