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Voodoo Religion In Haiti
Justin Araneta
Robert Bimbi, Ph.D
ANTH 101
05 May 2017
Voodoo Religion in Haiti Research Paper Haitian Voodoo, or properly referred to as Vodou, is characterized by various ritual ceremonies, typically called a “Service to the Loa” often translated to “African Service”. Vodou is typically described as more than just a religion and instead more of an experience that connects the body and soul. The popularized concept of connecting a soul to a tangible object in the Vodou practice is derived from the Congolese tradition of Kanga in which a similar act is performed. Vodouisants believe there is an esoteric Supreme Creator by the name of Bondye. According to the religion Bondye arbitrate in the practices of man in this way they present their
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