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Haitian Vodou (/ˈvoʊduː/) is an
African diasporic religion that
developed in
Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It
arose through a
process of...
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African diaspora religions, a list of
related religions sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo Candomblé Jejé, also
known as
Brazilian Vodum, one of the
major branches...
- also
called loa, are
spirits in the
African diasporic religion of
Haitian Vodou and
Dominican Vudú. They have also been
incorporated into some revivalist...
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priestess (as
opposed to a oungan, a male priest) in the
Haitian Vodou religion.
Haitian Vodou's conceptions of
priesthood stem from the
religious traditions...
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Vodou can be seen as a
syncretism of
different cultures and religions.
Primarily focused on
Haitian Vodou and
Catholic Christianity, the two...
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different branches of
Vodun throughout the
African diaspora, such as
Haitian Vodou and
Louisiana Voodoo. The veve acts as a "beacon" for the lwa, and will...
- Homo****uality in
Haitian Vodou is
religiously acceptable and homo****uals are
allowed to parti****te in all
religious activities. However, in West African...
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traditional religions influenced the
development of new
religions such as
Haitian Vodou,
Louisiana Voodoo, and
Brazilian Candomblé Jejé.
Since the 1990s, there...
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leaving at
least 184
people dead
according to the U.N.
Elderly Haitian Vodou practitioners were
reportedly the
primary targets. The
death toll of 184...
- of lwa,
spirits or
deities ****ociated with
Ancestor worship in
Haitian Vodou, that
represent the
powers of
death and fertility. They are
often said to...
