Ampuku

By Crusader1307

Several African Religious Beliefs were transplanted with those Tribes captured and enslaved by various Colonial European Governments. One such was called (and is still known as) ''Winti'' Practiced by The Akan Tribes forced to settle in Ghana, believed in the existence of ''Ampuku''. These were demonic Spirits that had no form of their own. As ''Spirit'', they roamed The World, seeking People to inhabit (possess). Once so, a Person had no ''free will'' and often ''acted out'' (violence, anger etc). Ampulu were seen as a great source of ''trouble'' to The Akan. They often sought long and drawn out ceremonies to ''remove'' Ampuku ''infestation''. In some instances, the Rituals were so intense, that the ''possessed'' often died as a result.