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voodoo 101

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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VOODOO

BY MEGAN MATTER
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WHAT IS VOODOO?

  • An animist religion
  • Originated in Africa
  • Christian influences
  • Ancestor worship
  • Gods are Loas
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TRADITIONAL VOODOO PRACTICES

  • Animal sacrifice
  • Singing, dancing, drumming
  • Possesion
  • Divination
  • Healing
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VOODOO IN AMERICA

  • Brought by the slave trade
  • Integrated with Christianity
  • Escaped and fled to Louissiannaa
  • Centralized in New Orleans
  • Recognized
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VOODOO IN THE MEDIA

  • American Horror Story: coven
  • Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
  • Voodoo dolls
  • Zombies
  • Marie Levaue
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VOODOO LOAS

  • The loas are the lesser deities
  • Rada
  • Petro
  • Guede
  • Mange loa
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Megan Matter