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    Adugurahani: A Walk Through Garifuna Spiritualism - ABSTRACT

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    The document summarizes a study on traditional Garifuna spiritualism practices called adügürahani and abuyeihani in Belize. It describes the Dügǘ ceremony and provides details on its nine rituals and songs. The study aims to document this traditional knowledge, address issues like lack of documentation and copyright, and clarify misconceptions in other literature.

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    The document summarizes a study on traditional Garifuna spiritualism practices called adügürahani and abuyeihani in Belize. It describes the Dügǘ ceremony and provides details on its nine rituals and songs. The study aims to document this traditional knowledge, address issues like lack of documentation and copyright, and clarify misconceptions in other literature.

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    ABSTRACT

    “adügürahani: A Walk Through Garifuna Spiritualism”


    By I. Myrtle Palacio
    The study documents traditional knowledge of the Garinagu of Belize in the areas of
    adügürahani and abuyeihani. It is a detailed description of the Dügǘ ceremony and to some
    extent abuyeihani as “given” by Buyei John Mariano in the true spirit of au bún amürü nún.
    Garifuna spiritualism is culture specific as Dügǘ is identified only with the Garinagu and
    therefore the intellectual property of the Garifuna people. The contextual meanings in Dügǘ are
    identified in its nine rituals and the lyrics of the úgulendu songs, the mood created by the music
    and the responses of the participants to its mysteries. Dügǘ is defined as a ceremony distinct and
    separate from the practice of obeah, with the Malí ritual recognized as sacrosanct and rooted in
    the spiritual health of the Garinagu.

    Besides several offerings to the literature on the Garinagu, three areas of interest were elucidated,
    which may be of concern to other indigenous peoples, as follows:

     The lack of documentation on the traditional knowledge of the Garinagu


     The current legal framework for copyright does not directly address traditional
    knowledge
     Misconceptions and misinterpretations in the literature on the Garinagu and Garifuna
    spiritualism as highlighted by scholars and identified in this study.

    Lastly, several techniques of qualitative research methodology were employed which support
    research conducted on one’s own as having advantages in conceptually formulating ethnic
    phenomena. The emic perspective was embraced throughout, a novel undertaking in the
    literature on the Garinagu and possibly other indigenous peoples. The expression Ébunu is
    first introduced in this study as the plural form of Ebu. Thanks to Buyei John Mariano in
    whose memory this book is dedicated.

    Lau bandi seremei, Baba John.

    Books are available for sale at the Angelus Press on Queen St. and Image Factory Book Store
    on North Front St. in Belize City. For more information contact email addresses:
    [email protected], [email protected].

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