Resilient African Women: Breaking Life Threatening Taboos

Africans are afraid to discuss the spirits that are assumed responsible for spiritual or mental disorders. They hold the truth that spirits travel any distance in seconds or at most in a few minutes. They can be angry when you speak negatively about them and this can cause more havoc than the one the victim is suffering. At the same time, they are afraid of the surrounding people who hear them mention the suffering inflicted by the spirit against them. Where does this fear come from, and why is the fear strong and real? How can they be healed if they are not allowed to mention the source of their health problem? In this book, I shed light on this complex situation. What led these resilient African women to break the taboos? Godian Ejiogu is a spiritual caregiver and chaplain for African roots in the Netherlands. He specialized in culturally sensitive care for African people. As director of Peace Servant and chairman of Foundation Collectively Strongly Rooted, he educates and guides people living in a culture of health and peace. He lectures in different Theology Universities and high schools and minister at God's Peace Ministry