Lubanga est-il un dieu de la bonne santé ?

Certains répertoires le présentent ainsi pour le Bunyoro, mais les sources plus scientifiques associent le nom, chez les Acholi et les Lango, à un esprit lié à la maladie. L'attribution reste incertaine.

À quel peuple Lubanga appartient-il ?

Le nom circule entre plusieurs peuples de l'Ouganda, principalement les Acholi et les Lango, avec une origine linguistique rapprochée du terme Ruhanga du Bunyoro. Les traditions divergent selon les régions.

Que sait-on de sûr sur Lubanga ?

Peu de choses. Les mentions sont brèves et parfois contradictoires. On retient surtout que le nom a évolué au fil du temps, passant d'un esprit malfaisant à un nom du Dieu chrétien après l'arrivée des missionnaires.

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LUBANGA

ally

God

☥ SpiritBunyoro →Bunyoro — BunyoroElder

Gender: MasculineSign: santé

An entity little attested and ambiguous in the available sources. The name Lubanga appears in certain repertories of mythology as a deity of health attached to Bunyoro, in Uganda. The more solid studies associate it above all with the neighbouring Acholi and Lango peoples, where Lubanga originally designated a malevolent spirit linked to sickness, notably an affliction of the spine, before being adopted by the Christian missionaries as a name for God. The documentation remains thin and contradictory.

Powers & Attributes

health

Role in the ROHO universe

Voice of its pantheon. LUBANGA carries the memory of its tradition and weaves a thread into the Mabioni. Bound to the Bunyoro pantheon.

Sacred Mask

An ancient ritual mask of sacred wood, old metal and black stone, engraved with symbols of health, embodiment of the power of Lubanga

Era

Ancient cycle

Frequently asked questions

Is Lubanga a god of good health?

Certain repertories present him thus for Bunyoro, but the more scholarly sources associate the name, among the Acholi and the Lango, with a spirit linked to sickness. The attribution remains uncertain.

To which people does Lubanga belong?

The name circulates among several peoples of Uganda, chiefly the Acholi and the Lango, with a linguistic origin close to the term Ruhanga of Bunyoro. The traditions diverge according to the regions.

What is known for certain about Lubanga?

Little. The mentions are brief and sometimes contradictory. What stands out above all is that the name evolved over time, passing from a malevolent spirit to a name of the Christian God after the arrival of the missionaries.

Related spirits

WERE AJOK EDEKE HABYARIMANA

Sources and references

Dictionary of African Christian Biography, notice sur l'histoire du christianisme en Ouganda (usage du terme Lubanga chez les Acholi et les Lango)
Okot p'Bitek, Religion of the Central Luo (1971)
Jack Herbert Driberg, The Lango: A Nilotic Tribe of Uganda (1923)