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Top: Society: Religion and Spirituality: African: Diasporic: Vodou, Vodun, Voodoo (37)
Haitian Vodoun Culture - Excerpts from the encyclopedic work on Haitian Vodoun compiled by Estelle Manuel. Vèvès, Langaj, samples of drum rhythm, and a catalogue of over 2000 songs. Vodun (a.k.a. Voodoo) - Historical and practical information on Vodoun, its panteon, and its rituals, from religioustolerance.org The Vodou Page - Articles by Mambo Racine Sans Bout, a legitimately initiated and ordained priestess of Haitian Vodou. Voodoo Information at Baton Rouge Net - Short, factual, well-illustrated introductory essay on Voodoo in the Caribbean and Louisiana, with a focus on Marie Laveau. New Orleans Cemetery & Voodoo Pages - Information on New Orleans Voodoo, with lots of original photos of New Orleans historic cemeteries. Includes extensive references with commentary and links to other New Orleans web sites. Temple of Yehwe Home Page - Website for the Vodou temple, which is located in Washington D.C., and is an offshoot of Le Peristyle de Mariani, founded in 1974 in Mariani, Haiti, by Max-G. Beauvoir. Site includes much information about Caribbean herbology, as well as upcoming events and seminars, photos, and a discussion forum. Origins of Voodoo - Brief history of Haitian Voodoo. The New Orleans Voodoo Foundation - Excellent educational resource about New Orleans Voodoo. Contains an extensive Voodoo Glossary,Vever Drawings, FAQ page, and a free service in which email questions are answered by Authentic practitioners. Afrocentric Experience: Origins of Voodoo - Voodoo is a derivative of the world's oldest known religions which have been around in Africa since the beginning of human civilization. Some estimate these civilizations and religions to be over 10,000 years old. This page is part of the large and multifaceted Afrocentric Experience web site. Dahomean Vodoun - The world's oldest Vodoun tradition alive in the diaspora. Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou - "Online companion" to the exhibit hosted by the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, from October 1998 to January 1999. Dozens of full-color images. Voodoos and Obeahs - Phases of West India Witchcraft - By Joseph J. Williams (1932), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive. Queen Mother Bishop's Spiritual Products -- FAQs, Articles and Photos - FAQ page for Queen Mother Bishop's Spiritual Products. Includes questions such as, "Is New Orleans Voodoo the same as Haitian or Dominican Vodou?" and "What is prayer and why do we use it in work?" Haitian Vodou at Le Peristyle de Mariani - Step-by-step photographs of Haitian Vodou rites, both Rada and Petro, showing congregants mounted by various Loas, with their characteristic gestures and behaviours explained. Profile of a Belief System -- Vodoun - Introduction to Haitian Vodoun and New Orleans Voodoo by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance and the editors ofÊthe e-zine PorchNus. Scully Elly's Voodoo Joint - "New Orleans Voodoo" botanica run by a hounsi kanzo (initiated in Haiti). Wide assortment of books, music, ritual supplies, and art. This link takes one directly to the "What is Voodoo" FAQ, rather than the store entrance. Ozzie's Dominican Voodoun - Voodun in the Dominican Republic / Voodun en La Republica Dominicana The traditional religion of Vodun (Voodoo) in Haiti - Collection of scholarly and informative documents, by various authors, on the history and practice of Vodun (Voodoo) in Haiti; part of an even larger site on Haitian history in general. The Quick and the Dead -- The Souls of Man in Vodou Thought - Essay by Richard Hodges on the Vodou concept of "soul." Vodou recognizes three spiritual components which together with the physical body make up a man: the ti-bonanj (petit bon ange) "little angel," gwo-bonanj (gros bon ange) "big angel," and mt-tt (maitre tet) "master of the head." New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple Homepage - Website of "New Orleans Voodoo" temple, run by Priestess Miriam Chamani. This temple is influenced by African-American Spiritualism, and Belizean Obeah, as well as by Haitian Vodou. TRADITIONAL RELIGION IN AFRICA: The Vodun phenomenon in Benin - Academic essay on Vodun practices of the Fon, Gun, Mina and Ewe peoples of South Benin. Vodou Spirit - Website of Kay Aboudja in New Orleans - Homepage for Kay Aboudja, a traditional house of Vodou, headquartered in New Orleans, LA. Content of the site includes articles on contemporary Vodou practice in the US, links, annotated reading lists and descriptions of Vodou services. Vodoun (Voodoo) - Brief description of Vodoun as practiced in Benin, by a student of Martine de Souza [Research Manager of The Historic Museum of Ouidah, Benin]. Page also includes photos and artwork. Vodou, voodoo, and western cultural anxieties - Academic article by John Cussans about the misrepresentations of Vodou in the Western media. Originally presented as a lecture at the October Gallery, London, in fall 2000. Gede.org - Small but well-designed site which features pages of information about some of the major Vodou lwa, and also reviews of books about Vodou. Windows on Haiti: Wisdom and Beauty in Haitian Vodou - Essay by Dr. Marie-José Alcide Saint-Lot, a scholar of Haitian popular culture with graduate degrees from Brooklyn College and CUNY. This paper first presented at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Mambo Jou Ma Bon and The Days of Good Society - Vodou, Voodoo, Vaudou: "Discussion group and live chat", photos of a peristyle in Haiti, information about the lwa, and simple altar building instructions. Calling on the Gods: the Embodied Aesthetic of Haitian Vodou - Academic essay, with many photo illustrations, discussing the art and visuals of Vodou in Haiti. Vodou_Arts - Open (but moderated) discussion list to "to actively provide training in Vodou and to encourage the practice of Vodou religion and related magic." Carrefour - Discussion group, mainly about Haitian Vodou, but sometimes covering African Vodun and New Orleans Voodoo as well. "Seekers, syncretists, mambos, houngans, longtime practitioners, and those who love us are all welcome!" Public message archives; moderator must approve membership for downloading files and posting. tristatevodou - Discussion group "dedicated to the practice of (Haitian) Vodou in the NY/NJ/CT Tristate Area. All servants of God, Gineh and the Lwa, as well as those who would like to learn more about the religion, are welcome." Open membership. arealvoodooclub - Forum ["club"] for discussion on both Haitian Vodou and New Orleans Voodoo. Open membership, public archives. voodoo-l - Open-membership forum for discussion of New Orleans Voodoo, "with occasional comparison to Caribbean and African traditions". Enroute to Guinea - Discussion forum for Haitian Vodou. Also features archives of essays, Haitian recipes, images of saints and herbal information. Best viewed with MS Internet Explorer. Papa Boko y las 21 Divisiones (Papa Boko and the 21 Divisions) - Dominican Vodou site, including history of the religion in the Dominican Republic; information about the major lwa; details of the public ceremonies; and a biography of the webmaster's life in Vodou. New Orleans Mistic -- Magical Primer - FAQ page for this "Spiritual Supplier and Botanica for the African Diaspora, Latin American and Caribbean Religious traditions", based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Gives answers to questions such as, "What is Voodoo?", "How do I know if I have been cursed or crossed?", "How do I burn loose or powdered incense?" and "How do I dress my candle?" Site also includes a brief history of Black Spiritualism in Lousiana.
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