Haitian Vodou

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Haitian Vodou

• Polytheism at work in a monotheistic belief system

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Background - Haiti

• Africans were brought by the French to Haiti and
  made slaves.

http//www.lonelyplanet.com/mapimages/caribbean/ha
iti/haiti.gif
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Haiti

• Haitian Voodoo Flag

http//www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/6157/vodufl
ag.html
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• Legba

http//www.geocities.com/xeroiii/Voodoo/9Ververs.h
tmlLeg
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Religious Items

• Oufo (hounfort)
• Place of worship
• Oungan (houngan)
• Priest
• Invoking the lwa on the bottome

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• Agwe and Lasiren

http//www.harvestmoon.net/Vodou/Lwa/LaSirene/lasi
rene.html
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• Zaka

http//schwarzemagie.net/voodoogeister.htm
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• Danbala

http//schwarzemagie.net/voodoogeister.htm
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• Bawon Samdi

http//schwarzemagie.net/voodoogeister.htm
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• Ezili - Erzuli

http//www.erzulies.com/images/about_erzulie_2.jpg
?PHPSESSIDc614c34ad627b01c024a99175641e57d
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• Ezili Danto

http//www.catgen.com/alternativechance/EN/100002.
html
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• Ogu

http//uk.geocities.com/powers_of_voodoo_magick/cr
o/gallery/ogu_fer.gif
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• Marasa Twins

http//www.harvestmoon.net/Vodou/Lwa/Marasa/marasa
.html
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• Lwa Altar

http//www.vodoushaman.com/images/Iwaaltar.jpg
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Sources

• Slide 5 http//angam.ang.univie.ac.at/LiveMiss/Vo
  odoo/chap2.htm