Exorcism

‘It is a practice of expelling demons or evil spirits from people or places that are possessed, or are in danger of possession by them.

Exorcism is usually performed by a person with special religious authority, such as a priest or shaman.

The practice was common in ancient societies and was based on the practice of magic. Ancient Babylonian [civilisation], in what is now Iraq, had special priests who would destroy a clay or wax image of a demon in a ritual meant to destroy the actual demon.

The ancient Egyptians and Greeks had similar rites. Many religions in various parts of the world continue the practice of exorcism’. (Encarta 2009)

When it is perceived among the Ewes and some Akan tribes in Ghana that a sick person is possessed by an evil spirit, exorcism is practiced to deliver the person.

It is mostly done with singing, drumming, dancing, the spraying of powder to the sky and on the possessed, and the use of abodua [animal tail] to drive away the evil spirit by touching the body of the possessed person several times with the abodua until the person is totally free.

In the process of the practice, you would see the possessed person rolling on the floor like someone under bondage looking for freedom. Once the spirit has been released, the person would become stable, mostly with a deep sense of relief.

This practice is also performed for those who are mentally challenged. Many of the traditional communities in Ghana are of the view that mental illness is mostly caused by evil spirits.

In their view, until the possessed person is delivered from the power of that evil spirit, the person will not have his or her freedom. Hence, the practice of exorcism is necessary.

This approach mentioned in this section is a common practice in the Tigari shrines in Ghana (Avorgbedor 2000:9–24).

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