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- The vodun are the center of religious life. Perceived similarities with Roman Catholic doctrines such as the intercession of saints and angels allowed Vodun to appear compatible with Catholicism, and helped produce syncretic religions such as Haitian Vodou.
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May 14, 2024 · Vodou represents a syncretism of the West African Vodun religion and Roman Catholicism by the descendants of the Dahomean, Kongo, Yoruba, and other ethnic groups who had been enslaved and transported to colonial Saint-Domingue (as Haiti was known then) and partly Christianized by Roman Catholic missionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Elizabeth A. McAlister
Vodou, a traditional Afro-Haitian religion. Vodou represents...
- Lwa
lwa, the primary spirits of Vodou.They are akin to the...
- Elizabeth A. McAlister
Vodou has roots in the religious traditions of West and Central Africa, where most Haitians’ ancestors were born, and in the Roman Catholicism of European colonizers in Africa and the French who...
Feb 1, 1994 · Leslie Desmangles’ main thesis is that the syncretism between Catholicism and Voodoo is best described as symbiotic: no real fusion has taken place between the two faiths; they merely coexist in a mosaic pattern. This point is hardly controversial, but Desmangles illustrates it well.
- David Geggus
- 1994
- Understanding Voodoo
- Misconceptions About Voodoo
- Basic Beliefs: Bondye, Lwa, and Vilokan
- Rituals and Practices
Vodou is also known as Vodoun, Voodoo, and by several other variants. It is a syncretic religion that combines Roman Catholicism and native African religion, particularly from the religion of the Dahomey region of West Africa (the modern day nation of Benin). Vodou is primarily practiced in Haiti, New Orleans, and other locations within the Caribbe...
Popular culture has strongly associated Vodou with devil worship, torture, cannibalism, and malevolent magical workings. This is largely the product of Hollywood coupled with historical misrepresentations and misunderstandings of the faith. The seeds of these misconceptions began much earlier than anything seen in the movies. A well-known incident ...
Vodou is a monotheistic religion. Followers of Vodou -- known as Vodouisants -- believe in a single, supreme godhead that can be equated with the Catholic God. This deity is known as Bondye, "the good god". Vodouisants also accept the existence of lesser beings, which they call loaor lwa. These are more intimately involved in day-to-day life than B...
There is no standardized dogma within Vodou. Two temples within the same city might teach different mythologies and appeal to the lwa in different ways. As such, the information provided in overviews of Vodou (such as this one) cannot always reflect the beliefs of all believers. For example, sometimes lwa are associated with different families, Cat...
- Catherine Beyer
Haitian Vodou [a] ( / ˈvoʊduː /) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between several traditional religions of West and Central Africa and Roman Catholicism.
Vodun shares a common ethical denominator with other world religions—a strong sense of justice and service, respect for elders, beneficence, forbearance, and humanism. The notion of the unity of all forces of nature is central to Vodun.
Jul 6, 2004 · In Haiti voodoo believers pray and perform animal sacrifices to feed and beckon the spirits. Then they dance until a spirit takes over their bodies and, it is said, heals them or offers advice ...
