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Vodou and
Roman Catholicism, with
Vodouists usually regarding themselves as
Roman Catholics. In Haiti, some
Vodouists have also
practiced Protestantism...
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intermediaries between humanity and Bondye, a
transcendent creator divinity.
Vodouists believe that over a
thousand lwa exist, the
names of at
least 232 of which...
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supreme creator god in the
African diasporic religion of
Haitian Vodou.
Vodouists believe Bondye was
responsible for
creating the
universe and everything...
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called syncretism. As such, it is
difficult to
estimate the
number of
Vodouists in Haiti,
especially given the
legacy of
historic ****cution and misrepresentation...
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demographic Meaning origin and
notes References Voodoo United States Vodouists,
African diaspora people,
particularly Haitian Americans Used against...
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Roman Catholic—and
others consider themselves to be Spiritists, Hindus,
Vodouists, or Jews.
Different vocabulary indicates the
level of a practitioner's...
- the earthquake,
perpetrated by
those who felt that, like homo****uals,
Vodouists were
immoral and bore some
responsibility for the country's catastrophe...
- and outsiders. Due to
their nature,
Petwo lwa are
treated carefully by
Vodouists. They are
deemed especially effective at
getting things done, particularly...
- Arts of
Haitian Vodou"
included dramatic ritual interactions between Vodouists and lwa that may have
included possession. A
drapo Vodou is a handmade...
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cathedral with a hand on a bible.
Other individuals in the
piece are
shown as
Vodouists who
either carry a
child in
their arms or
wheelbarrow the dead and wounded...
