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In the animist societies of Sub-Saharan Africa, how does one accede to the divine, enter into communication with the supernatural?

Through a theatrical externalization, dance and trance, through the participation of an entire group. For in Africa, spirituality is never about an isolated
individual but always about collectivity, thanks to rituals, sacrifices that gather the whole community together, as Dr Alain-Michel Boyer explains, considering here the Yaure of Côte d’Ivoire to illustrate this idea.

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