what is commonly (and incorrectly) termed “voodoo” in English-speaking cultures. I learned how the Haitian social structure in village life was built around the structure of the crossroads in Vodun, where the worlds of ancestors and their living descendants met, and where everyone brought ...
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In fact, voodoo permeates every facet of Haitian culture. A form of African spirit worship, voodoo challenges the Roman Catholic church in Haiti for religious supremacy. But it also plays a political role: voodoo is linked to the communal movement now fighting for recognition in Haiti. And ...
中文:海地的Vodou宗教实践在其文化中占有重要地位。 英文:The Vodou religious practices hold a significant place in Haitian culture. 中文:许多 Vodou 仪式都涉及到与祖先的沟通。 英文:Many Vodou ceremonies involve communication with ancestors. 中文:Vodou 信仰体系中包含了对自然神灵的崇拜。 英文:The Vod...
剧情 Voodoo is the lifeblood of Haiti. It sparked the revolution that gave Haiti its independence in 1804. And today, it fires the imagination of a proud people beset by poverty, disease and repression. In fact, voodoo permeates every facet of Haitian culture. A form of African spirit worsh...
is a notorious racist symbol of the quintessential other. Outsiders’ sensational representations of voodoo have little to do with the religious practices and beliefs of ordinary Haitians. Rather, these distortions disguise the creators’ own imagined fears to project them onto Haitians, in turn questi...
You don't have to look far to find references to Voodoo in popular culture, especially in the Western world. Zombie movies, of course, have distant roots in Haitian Voodoo. Novelty stores sell pin-filled dolls to target anyone from miscreant romantic partners to unreasonable bosses. Even the...
The spelling Voodoo is considered offensive in naming religious practice outside of Louisiana, as in Haiti and Cuba, where the proper names are Vodou and Vodú, respectively. However, as the widely recognized term, Voodoo was also the one appropriated by popular culture to describe a number ...
This wonderfully informative anthropological glossary comes to us from the book "Voudoun Fire" by Melita Denning and Osborne Phillips. These terms are particular to the history and culture of Haitian Vodou, but many concepts listed here are shared in the sister tradition of New Orleans Voodoo. ...
2:30 PM: Haitian-Initiated Cajun Voodoo Priest, Houngan Jesse, a true Louisiana original, speaks about the history of the Cajun people and the contributions they've made to our local history & culture. 3 PM: New Orleans native, Priestess Ava Kay Jones, speaks about her Spiritual Journey, ...