12-654: Yakan , also known as the Yakani, Yakanye, Yakaŋ, the Yakan water cult, or Allah Water, was a religious movement that was active in Uganda among the Lugbara people , starting in 1890. The group was suppressed by the British Protectorate due to allegations they had a conspiracy against colonial rule. They are popularly remembered as a colonial resistance group. The time period of 1890-1919
24-479: A colonial resistance group. Religious movement Non-specific interpretation of religion [REDACTED] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these messages ) [REDACTED] This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Misplaced Pages's layout guidelines . Please help by editing
36-569: A particularly intoxicating drink". However, the Attorney General was overruled and they were deported anyway. Ugandan dictator Idi Amin 's mother, Aate, was a member of the group. The Yakan movement was later described as having an effect on Amin's preferred types of torture techniques. The Amin family instead claimed that "the Yakanye Order" was an African secret society that used magic to start and win wars. The group has been remembered as
48-490: A source of the resistance to forced labor , sending troops with machine guns in to disrupt the "rebellion". They also deported 15 chiefs (who were first appointed by colonial forces), before deporting eight more the next year; the evidence for doing this was disputed, and the Attorney General of the Protectorate of Uganda eventually concluded that there was no evidence of anything beyond the fact that "'Allah Water' appears to be
60-712: Is a theological, social, political, or philosophical interpretation of religion that is not generally represented and controlled by a specific church, sect, or denomination. A religious movement is characterized by significant growth in people, ideas and culture. Otherwise, it ceases to be a movement. Christian movements [ edit ] See also: List of Christian movements Charismatic movement Christian fundamentalism movement Home church movement Mission movement Revival movement Reform movements Ecumenical movement Protestantism Religious orders Other religious movements [ edit ] Fundamentalism – "Global fundamentalism,"
72-813: Is an uncomplimentary epithet for religious groups that are viewed as out of sync with the modern world. New Age movement New religious movement Cult Sociological classifications of religious movements [ edit ] Sociological classifications of religious movements Related types of social movements [ edit ] Art movement Civil rights movement Human rights movement Labour movement Peace movement Political movement Social movement References [ edit ] ^ "Religious Movements" . Encyclopedia.com . 29 July 2024. External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian theological movements . [REDACTED] Index of articles associated with
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96-571: The Protectorate of Uganda first encountered the Yakan group in 1919, in the West Nile District . The group was associated with a man named Rembe, who was most active in spreading the group in Lugbaraland from 1914 to 1920. The movement was repressed by British colonial authorities who judged it as a "coordinated conspiracy" and challenge against their rule. The British viewed the Yakan as being
108-458: The "LSD of Central Africa". The group members would perform their rites around a planted pole, called dini (a term used more broadly to refer to religion in Lugbara). The group has also been described as primarily wishing for independence, with Jack Driberg saying the medical aspect was secondary to the desire for revolution among the members. The group first appeared in 1890. The administration of
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#1732855458596144-443: Was difficult for the Lugbara people , with several raids from other groups and epidemics occurring. The group was an anti-colonial alternative medicine congregation, centered around distributing "water of Yakan", infused with a psychedelic daffodil plant locally known as Kamiojo. The drug is known to cause hallucinations, as well as feelings of elation and frenzy when taken in large amounts. Writer George Ivan Smith described it as
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