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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]
Offerings will typically be given; [6] in Louisiana Voodoo, this would entail a cup of coffee and/or candies associated with the spirit. [5] The spirit is generally meant to be invoked in the central cross of the veve. [5] Veve can be made into screenprint, painting, patchwork, etc., as wall hangings, artworks, and banners. [citation needed]
During the closing decades of the 20th century, attempts were made to revive Louisiana Voodoo, often by individuals drawing heavily on Haitian Vodou and Cuban Santería in doing so. [98] Among those drawing on both Vodou lwa and Santería oricha to create a new Voodoo was the African American Miriam Chamani , who established the Voodoo ...
MH: "Voodoo dolls, specifically! 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 ...
Suzanne Blier's African Vodun.Art, Psychology, and Power (Chicago, 1995) was the most complete English-language account of African vodun objects when it was published, based on a year of fieldwork in 1985-86 in Abomey, Benin and nearby towns.
A West African Tuareg gris-gris. Gris-gris (/ ˈ ɡ r iː ˌ ɡ r iː /, also spelled grigri, and sometimes also "gregory" or "gerregery") [1] is a Voodoo amulet originating in West Africa which is believed to protect the wearer from evil or bring luck, [2] and in some West African countries is used as a purported method of birth control.
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]
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