The term "Voodoo," an invention of the West, evokes malevolent notions that are not part of the religion. Author of '''A Simple Understanding to Voodoo''' Voodoo is a religion commonly used by African-Americans in the southern states of the U.S.A and Haiti, which are only 2 out of quite a few places. African Vodun by Suzanne Preston Blier. This is how medicines such as herbal remedies are understood, and explains the ubiquitous use of mundane objects in religious ritual. This is how medicines such as herbal remedies are understood, and explains the ubiquitous use of mundane objects in religious ritual.
is a traditional organised religion of coastal West Africa from Nigeria to Ghana. Voodoo or Vodun which means spirit in the Fon and Ewe languages also spelled Vodon, Vodoun, Vodou, Voudou, Voodoo, etc is practiced by the Ewe people of eastern and southern Ghana and southern and central Togo and the Kabye people, Mina people and Fon people of southern and central Togo and southern and central Benin. However, it’s origins in Africa date back over 6,000 years. Click Download for free ebooks. Print. Popoola Printers. Sorcerers and sorceresses called Botono (or Aze/Azetos) are believed to cast spells on enemies on behalf of supplicants, calling upon spirits to bring misfortune or harm to a person or group. 5. The word ‘vodun’ — the Haitian word ‘Voodoo’ comes from the African Fon Language which is still spoken today in Benin.
The term ‘Vodun’ is derived from the god ‘Vodun’, who was worshiped by West African Yoruba men and women who lived in 18th and 19th century Dahomey. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. About 17% of the population of Benin, some 1.6 million people, follow Vodun. More accurate spellings are "Vodoun" or "Vodun." • Ajayi, J.F. M Marché des fétich S.O. Only blood relatives were allowed in the family convent; strangers are forbidden. pg. It spread into many American countries, especially those in the Caribbean, from where it was first originated. Strangers are allowed to worship only the spirits of the standard pantheon.
It is seen that Voodoo is one of the oldest religions to still exist in the New World, and started with the setup of European civilization and subsequent slavery therein.
Vodun cosmology centers around the vodun spirits and other elements of divine essence that govern the Earth, a hierarchy that range in power from major deities governing the forces of nature and human society to the spirits of individual streams, trees, and rocks, as well as dozens of ethnic vodun, defenders of a certain clan, tribe, or nation. In the modern world, this religion has spread to most of the American countries which have learned a lot from its historical presence.All maps, graphics, flags, photos and original descriptions © 2020 worldatlas.com Vodun, Voodoo, Vaudun. Vodun practitioners were forced to hide their religious practices and endured long periods of open persecutions and ostracism. Voodoo talismans, called "fetishes", are objects such as statues or dried animal parts that are sold for their healing and spiritually rejuvenating properties. Vodou is also known as Vodoun, Voodoo, and by several other variants. This is vitally important because marketplaces are the focal points for gatherings and social centres in their communities. It is distinct from the various African traditional religions in the interiors of these countries and is the main source of religions with similar names found among the African Diaspora in the New World such as Haitian Vodou; Cuban Vodú; Dominican Vudú; Brazilian Vodum and Louisiana Voodoo.
The history of voodoo does not start, as many people believe around 1500 AD in Haiti, but about 15,000 years before Christ in Africa… Vodun, Voodoo or Vudun (spirit in the Fon and Ewess, pronounced [vodun] also spelled Vodon, Vodoun, Voudou,Voodoo etc.) She will lead the women of a village when her family collective is the ruling one. They take part in the organisation and the running of markets and are also responsible for their upkeep, which is vitally important because marketplaces are the focal points for gatherings and social centres in their communities. The name was derived from the god Vodun of the West African Yoruba people who lived in 18th and 19th century Dahomey. In the centuries-old African American culture, we have often called the people practicing the magical traditions carried into the New World from their ancestors residing in the areas of West Africa as Voodoo, Vodou, Vudu or the Vodun. European colonialism, followed by some of the totalitarian regimes in West Africa, have tried to suppress Vodun as well as other traditional religions. Voodoo [ˈvuːduː], auch Vodun, Voudou, Wudu oder Wodu, ist eine synkretistische Religion, die sich ursprünglich in Westafrika entwickelte und heute auch in kreolischen Gesellschaften des atlantischen Raums und vor allem in Haiti beheimatet ist.