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and commit sin not because God force him to‚ but because they choose to. Hence‚ free will is a major point in Christianity. The few lines above present a broad description of the major differences between Voodoo as a traditional religion‚ and Christianity. Though the concept of God is found in both religions‚ there is a steady ground to confess that they are not serving the same God. From this affirmation‚ one question will rise: which one of these religions is serving the true God? Despite the
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Reading the article I had a brief knowledge of what voodoo was‚ when I was a child I believe that voodoo was a negative belief‚ we here of the curses and the dolls that are associated with voodoo. This was refreshing to read‚ that the origins of voodoo traces back to a religion‚ just like every religion in the world‚ it has a motive‚ it has a history which can be tied back to the african roots. Voodoo is also a pioneer of the music we have today‚ the way the expressed themselves through rituals‚
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Voodoo is a syncretism. A syncretism is a process whereby different cultural traditions come into contact and merge in different ways to form one novel one. According to the Anthropology of Latin America‚ Voodoo is first‚ and foremost‚ a dance‚ a system of movements which bring people and Iwa together in a progressive and mutual relationship of knowledge
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Voodoo is a religion that has its origins in Africa. Voodoo can be traced to Western Africa to the Yoruba people of the eighteenth and nineteenth century (Perry‚ 2009). Voodoo made it to the West by means of the slave ships that took Africans to Haiti to work in the sugar plantations. Voodoo is practiced throughout the Caribbean‚ West Indies‚ South America‚ and Britain. In the United States‚ Voodoo is common in New Orleans‚ New York‚ and Florida. Voodoo is a religion that is combined with African
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Haitian Music: Rara Haiti has a very interesting history of culture and religion. Currently‚ while Roman Catholicism is the official religion‚ Voodoo can be considered the national religion; about half of all Haitians practice it. This culture and religious history – and current practice – is essential in understanding one of the most important genres of music in Haiti; Rara. One of the most important aspects of Voodoo is the summoning of the Lwa‚ or spirits. This is done in a service and drumming
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deteriorated after the Haitian Revolution ended in 1804. It has always been the curiosity of the researcher to discover Haiti’s state prior to this major revolt and also to find out the factors which caused the socio-economic break down of the colony. This research seeks to educate the researcher and whoever may read it in an effort to broaden their knowledge on Haiti’s socio-economic structure and why it is the way it is. Introduction The Haitian Revolution was a strategy
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To what extent did the Haitian revolution benefit the slaves’ welfare‚ after the rebellion took place in 1791? Throughout history‚ there has been a wide range of revolutions occurring around the world‚ alongside implemented developments. A specific case is the Haitian revolution‚ which started on August 21‚ 1791. In the eighteenth century‚ Haiti was known as Saint-Domingue‚ France’s wealthiest colony providing two-thirds of their overseas trade (Bromley and Rand). However‚ the powerful nation instigated
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island group of the West Indies. Haiti is the third largest Caribbean nation‚ with 9 million people spread out over 28‚000 km; 2.1 million are concentrated in the capital city of Port-au-Prince (CIA‚ 2010). Vodoun‚ or “Voodoo” is the religion of the majority; “a distinctly Haitian complex of philosophical tenets‚ religious beliefs‚ and ritual practices”. Catholicism is another majority religion‚ inherited from the French‚ but “elite urbanites” prefer a strong adherence to Orthodox Christianity‚
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Voodoo in Haiti A typical ceremony begins with a Roman Catholic prayer. Then three drummers begin to play syncopated rhythms. The attendees begin to dance around a tree in the center of the yard‚ moving faster and harder with the rising pulse of the beat. The priest draws sacred symbols in the dust with cornmeal‚ and rum is poured on the ground to honor the spirits. One woman falls to the ground‚ convulsing for a moment before she is helped back to her feet. She resumes the dance‚ moving differently
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