Religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon people
This article is about the West African religion. For other uses, see Voodoo.
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Beliefs
West African Vodun
Arará religion
Candomblé (Jejé)
Cuban Vodú
Dominican Vudú
Haitian Vodou
Hoodoo
Louisiana Voodoo
Tambor de Mina
Venezuelan Yuyu
Trinidadian Vodunu
Deities
Creators
Damballa
Mawu
Nana Buluku
Loas
Adjassou-Linguetor
Adya Houn'tò
Agassou
Agwé
Anaisa Pye
Ayida-Weddo
Ayizan
Azaka-Tonnerre
Bacalou
Badessy
Baron Criminel
Baron Samedi
Belie Belcan
Boli Shah
Bossou Ashadeh
Boum'ba Maza
Bugid Y Aiba
Captain Debas
Clermeil
Dan Petro
Dan Wédo
Diable Tonnere
Diejuste
Dinclinsin
Erzulie
Filomez
Guede
Guede-Double
Guede L'Orage
Guede-Linto
Guede Nibo
Gran Maître
Joseph Danger
Guinee
Legba
Mademoiselle Charlotte
Mait' Carrefour (see: Kalfu)
Maman Brigitte
Marassa
Marassa Jumeaux
Marinette
Maîtresse Délai
Maîtresse Hounon'gon
Mombu
Mounanchou
Shango
Ogun
Papa Legba
Pie
Simbi
Sobo
Sousson-Pannan
Ti Jean Petro
Ti Jean Quinto
Ti Malice and Bouki
Practices
Fetishism
Gris-gris
Veve
Zangbeto
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Divination
African divination
Dogon astronomy (the star Sirius)
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Index of African mythology and creation narratives
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Deities
Index of African deities
List of African deities and mythical figures
Sacred places
Bandiagara Escarpment
Benin City
Dahomey
Fatick
Ifẹ
Igbo-Ukwu
Kanem–Bornu
Mount Hombori
Nri-Igbo
Nsukka
Ouidah
Oyo
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Vodun (meaning spirit in the Fon, Gun and Ewe languages, pronounced[vodṹ] with a nasal high-tone u; also spelled Vodon, Vodoun, Vodou, Vudu, Voudou, Voodoo, etc.) is a religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria.
Elements of the West African religion have survived and evolved into the current forms of religions with similar names that are found in the New World among the African diaspora in the Americas, such as Surinamese Winti, Haitian Vodou; Louisiana Voodoo; Cuban Vodú; Dominican Vudú, Venezuelan Yuyu, and Brazilian Vodum (Candomblé Jejé and Tambor de Mina).
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Heaven, which examines the history, nature and religious practices of WestAfricanVodun. The documentary premiered at the Miami International Film Festival...
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American Craft. 59 (2): 70–75. Blier, Suzanne Preston (1995). "Vodun: WestAfrican Roots of Vodou". In Donald J., Cosentino (ed.). Sacred Arts of Haitian...
free dictionary. Voodoo may refer to: WestAfricanVodun, a religion practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups African diaspora religions, a list of related...
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and discuss issues pertaining to the family. As part of the religious Vodun practiced in the area, gifts and sacrifices to the spirits and ancestors...
located at Akodessawa, which is a district of Lomé, the capital of Togo in WestAfrica. The Akodessawa Fetish Market or Marche des Feticheurs is the world's...
southeastern Nigeria) Serer religion (Serer of Senegal and northern WestAfrica) Vodun (Fon and Ewe of Benin and southwestern Nigeria) Nuer religion (Nuer...
Vodou and other African diasporic religions. WestAfricanVodun Traditional African religion portal Akyeampong, Emmanuel (2014). Africa's Development in...
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also known as Rada Feast or Rada refers to the practice of Vodun, a traditional WestAfrican religion, as it is observed in Trinidad and Tobago, particularly...
Indonesian actress Adya Houn'tò, a spirit associated with drumming in WestAfricanVodun Adyashanti, an American spiritual teacher Petrovsky, p. 32 Petrovsky...
the African-American tradition. In Hoodoo, people become possessed by the Holy Ghost. Spirit possession in Hoodoo was influenced by WestAfricanVodun spirit...
"otherness" and connection with the African and African diaspora. Mami Wata is understood to be a foreign spirit by Africans, and the recognition of her and...
to: Aja people of westAfrica, mainly residents of Benin Abbreviation of Adjassou-Linguetor, a loa in the religion of WestAfricanVodun This disambiguation...
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