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The spelling Voodoo, once common, is now generally avoided by practitioners and scholars when referring to the Haitian religion. [62] This is both to avoid confusion with Louisiana Voodoo, a related but distinct tradition, [63] and to distinguish it from the negative connotations that the term Voodoo has in Western popular culture. [64]
West African Vodún, a religion practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups; African diaspora religions, a list of related religions sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, one of the major branches (nations) of Candomblé Tambor de Mina, a syncretic religion that developed in northern Brazil
Christian-Vodou can be seen as a syncretism of different cultures and religions. Primarily focused on Haitian Vodou and Catholic Christianity, the two have been merging together in a way since around the 18th century, when a majority of Haiti was part of the Atlantic slave trade.
Last year, Johnson, a Philadelphia native, traveled to Haiti and participated in rituals and ceremonies alongside Vodou (pronounced “Voodoo”) priests and priestesses.
Voodoo is a religion that's hidden because it was vilified for so long. But just because of that, doesn't mean that there's not a lot of really great things that have come out of it.
Lwa, also called loa, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou and Dominican Vudú. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. [a] Many of the lwa derive their identities in part from deities venerated in the traditional religions of West Africa, especially those of the Fon and Yoruba.
Benin is home to thousands of sacred forests, which believers say are vital to a religion rooted in nature. They […] The post In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage ...
Haitian mythology consists of many folklore stories from different time periods, involving sacred dance and deities, all the way to Vodou.Haitian Vodou is a syncretic mixture of Roman Catholic rituals developed during the French colonial period, based on traditional African beliefs, with roots in Dahomey, Kongo and Yoruba traditions, and folkloric influence from the indigenous Taino peoples of ...