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The C. H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa and the rest of the village grounds have been operated by the University of Memphis since 1962. [5] In 1973 Chucalissa Indian Village was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Later, in 1994, it was declared a National Historic Landmark.
Communication with spirits and the dead (ancestors) is a continued practice in Hoodoo that originated in West and Central Africa. Nature spirits called Simbi ("Simbi" singular, and "Bisimbi" plural), believed in by the Kongo people, are associated with water and magic in Central Africa and in Hoodoo. [261]
"Welcome to Memphis" sign on U.S. Route 51 (2008). Memphis, Tennessee has a long history of distinctive contributions to the culture of the American South and beyond. Although it is an important part of the culture of Tennessee, the history, arts, and cuisine of Memphis are more closely associated with the culture of the Deep South (particularly the Mississippi Delta) than the rest of the state.
More accurate representations of Voodoo occur in connection with the popular culture of regions where Voodoo is actually practiced. Humanity's relationship with spirits known as lwa has been a recurring theme in Haitian art, [ 18 ] and the Vodou pantheon was a major topic for the mid-20th century artists of the "Haitian Renaissance."
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.
Like many other loa, Damballa is subdivided into spirits who play different roles. For example, Damballa Tocan is a spirit of the intellect. When he manifests in the Petro rites, he is Damballa La Flambo. Damballa's wife is Ayida-Weddo, [1] although in some Vodou societies, she is his sister and in others, Damballa himself after a different ...
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Dominican Vudú, or Dominican Voodoo (Spanish: Vudú Dominicano), popularly known as Las 21 Divisiones (The 21 Divisions), is a heavily Catholicized syncretic religion of African-Caribbean origin which developed in the former Spanish colony of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola.