The word Voodoo is one of those terms that entice the imagination of people and produces in people’s minds images of zombies pierced by needles, dolls, black magic. Cinema and tv have embroidered on these issues to the point of distorting completely a religious tradition that has nothing to do with witchcraft as we’re used to it being perceived. In fact it is the oldest religion in the world. The word Voodoo comes from the fon language and means spirit but should be understood in Dominican santeria as spirit that permeates the whole universe of the presence of God and creator Pope Bondy\u00e9 (Daddy good God). Firstly, there are various traditions of Vodou. These, while having a common matrix, Africa, and affinity, are actually quite different, myths, rituals, practice, in metaphysical conception and spirits cultuati. Even the way of conceiving the entities varies from place to place. It’s a bit like talking about Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, the Evangelical sects … all have in common the figure of Jesus Christ, but each interprets differently by reason of the illuminati who have founded a “new” religion, or because of political reasons that have prompted a particular Church, Anglican at the time of Henry VIII, to break away from the mother church of Rome. The African origins of Voodoo is still practiced in Africa, Togo and Benin, but is profoundly different from the various types of Voodoo that we find in the diaspora. The Haitian Voodoo is certainly the best known. 21 nachons is called (21 countries) because the gods are cultuate according to the original place of origin according to specific procedures. Revolves around the structure of ‘ hounfor (Temple), each headed by a priest or Priestess (houngan and mambo). Is extremely complex and elaborated in ritualistic practices. You reach the priesthood only after many sacrifices, physical and economical, and it takes years to complete the cycle initiation that characterizes it. The New Orleans VooDoo after Haitian and has a deeply magical. In relation to the Haitian is simplified, you cultuano less deity and also the ritual is less complex and structured. The Voodoo of Puertorico is named and Pomace is a kind of spiritualism of Umbanda associated with lw\u00e0, while the Dominican Vodou, that we will be looking at this text is distinguished by its strong appeal to syncretism and modes of worship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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