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“A set of beliefs and rites, African in origin but closely interwoven with practices borrowed from the Roman Catholic Church…the religion of Haiti (New Catholic Encyclopedia). The religion involves worship of a Supreme Being and spirits. The follower often sacrifices food and drink to the spirits and may be possessed by them. Voodoo teaches that radical change is harmful, thus supporting the existing conditions.” (Peoples of the World: Latin Americans)

 

Keywords

  • Voodooism
  • Occultism – West Indies
  • Folklore – Haiti
  • Witchcraft
  • Religion & Mythology
  • Haiti – Religion
 

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Haitian Voodoo - Coutersy of National Geographic.

 

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    Reference Books


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    Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience - William F. Williams
    Call Number: REF Q157 .E57 2000
    ISBN: 081603351X

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    International encyclopedia of the social sciences - William A. Darity, Jr
    Call Number: REF H40.A2 I5 2008
    ISBN: 9780028659657

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    Macmillan encyclopedia of death and dying - Robert Kastenbaum
    Call Number: REF HQ1073 .M33 2003
    ISBN: 002865689X

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    Voodoo - Kelly Wand
    Call Number: REF BL2490 .V66 2004
    ISBN: 9780737713145

     
     

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