Fugara
Fugara or Fuqara are shaman or people with supernatural powers in Bedouin shamanism. Fugara means 'weak' as these individuals are known to avoid hefty meals. They are masters of desert mysticism and are believed to have access to the spiritual realm. They provide advice, teaching or spiritual insight to entire tribes, along with tending to the sick. "Fugara" are initiated when they are young, sometimes as young as 14 years old. The nomadic bedouin Shamans assumes a socio-religious function within the community. The shaman may fill the role of priest or sheik, metaphysician or healer. Bedouins Shamans use many plants for medical purposes and spiritual rites. Harmala, mixed with incense, is used for curing people possessed by the jinn, a treatment that often includes the beating of drums and the recitation of Koranic verses. Drumming, manipulating of breath, ordeals, fasting, theatrical illusions, all are time-honored methods for entering into the trance for shamanic work. Zik ...
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