african traditional relgious practices in haiti that are mixed with catholicism
Voodoo emphasizes serving...
the spirits
what is the most important animal in voodoo
the serpent
what is the most important ritual
Dance
what do they believe happens when they dance?
human world and spirit world unite
What was the only successful slave revolt in the americas?
haitian revolution
the voodoo priest that specializes in catholic rituals
pretsavan
what does every voodoo ritual begin with?
catholic prayer
Haitian tyrant that had secret police that terrorized the population. What he did damaged voodoos reputation among practitioners. caused massive migration to Americas because of his tyrany
Francois Duvalier aka Papa Doc
Papa doc's successor who lives in exile in France
Jean-Claude Duvalier aka Baby Doc
Voodoo is monotheistic. Who is the one god?
Gran Met (good god)
Ritual objects that you often wear. Use for protection
Wangas and gardes
The spirits that people serve. inbetween us and god.
Lwa
Rada is which lwa?
Sweet with roots in africa
Petwo is which lwa?
bitter, origins in haiti
Ritual knowledge gained upon initiation. Grow in this as you move up in voodoo
Konesans
voodoo temple. always have a pole in the middle that the lwa decend down. most in people's homes
Ounfo
sacred rattle that you shake when you are possessed
Ason
Spirit possession is referred to as...
mounting
The oldest and most powerful lwa. when possed you take traits of the lwa, so you act like an old man. Associated with st. patrick bc st. patrick bannishes snakes from ireland