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  2. Voodoo doll - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary voodoo doll, with 58 pins. The association of the voodoo doll and the religion of Voodoo was established through the presentation of the latter in Western popular culture during the first half of the 20th century [1] as part of the broader negative depictions of Black and Afro-Caribbean religious practices in the United States. [4]

  3. Robert (doll) - Wikipedia

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    Other stories claim that the doll moved voodoo figurines around the room, and was "aware of what went on around him". Other legends claim that the doll "vanished" after Otto's house changed ownership a number of times after his death, [5] [7] or that young Otto triggered the doll's supernatural powers by blaming his childhood mishaps on the ...

  4. Voodoo in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The term Voodoo doll commonly describes an effigy into which pins are inserted. [5] Such practices are found in various forms in the magical traditions of many cultures around the world. [5] Although the use of the term Voodoo implies that the practice is linked to Haitian Vodou or Louisiana Voodoo, the voodoo doll is not prominent in either. [5]

  5. Voodoo expert shares how you can use the religion to bring ...

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    Voodoo dolls, historically, if you had a doll, that doll was like a physical representation of that person, and the pins were used to — say your knee hurt, and they gave you something to make ...

  6. Donald Trump voodoo doll sales are surging

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    Since the election ended, the owner of DonaldTrumpvoodoo.com is saying that her business is through the roof, starting the morning after the votes came in.

  7. Doll - Wikipedia

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    Voodoo dolls are not a feature of Haitian Vodou religion, but have been portrayed as such in popular culture, and stereotypical voodoo dolls are sold to tourists in Haiti. Likely the voodoo doll concept in popular culture is influenced by the European poppet. [7] A kitchen witch is a poppet originating in Northern Europe.

  8. Sympathetic magic - Wikipedia

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    Voodoo dolls are an example of fetishes used in this way: the practitioner uses a lock of hair on the doll to create a link (also known as a "taglock") between the doll and the donor of this lock of hair. In this way, that which happens to the doll will also happen to the person.

  9. The true story behind 'Barbie's' discontinued dolls, from ...

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    The company eventually discontinued the "Growing Up" dolls in 1977, but Skipper continued to develop in subsequent versions of the doll. "Super Teen Skipper," created in 1979, retained the doll's ...