- in ports. This
blend of
traditions gives oungans a re****tion of
being "cosmopolitan" in
their manner.
Oungans are
responsible for
keeping the vitality...
-
early leaders,
Boukman and
Francois Mackandal, were
reputed to be
powerful oungans. Amid
growing rebellion, the
French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ordered...
-
manbo or
oungan will
rarely refuse the
position in fear of
being severely punished by the gods. In a
humfo (Vodou temple),
manbos and
oungans are commonly...
- I, me, my,
myself nimewo /nimewo/ French: numéro, lit. 'number'
number oungan /ũɡã/ Fon:
houngan vodou priest piman /pimã/ French:
piment a very hot pepper...
- Sintil, the
local oungan (vodou priest), and run by zonbis. The zonbis,
humans brought back to life from a death-like
state by an
oungan to work, are essentially...
- He
executes judgment on
those who
cannot keep
their word,
including any
oungan or
mambo who
cannot keep the
secrets of
voodoo from the uninitiated. L'inglesou...
- Port-au-Prince, Mama Lola
descended from
multiple generations of
manbos and
oungans (Haitian
Vodou priests). She took up the
duties of a
manbo herself when...
- Art" Born in Saint-Marc,
Hyppolite was a
third generation Vodou priest, or
oungan. He also made
shoes and
painted houses before taking up fine art painting...
-
ritual within the religion,
conducted both
communally and in the home. An
oungan (priest) or
manbo (priestess) will also
organize an
annual feast for their...
-
American Indigenous elder General North American Indigenous To
present Oungan and
Manbo Religious lore Afro-Haitian To
present Paleros Religious lore...
