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Le Vodun, Outreach World A Frenchlanguage worksheet to accompany a video/DVD teaching about vodun religion and Benin. http://www.outreachworld.org/resource.asp?CurriculumID=324
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Extractions: Back in those autumnal equinox days, i didn't know the lexicon for deconstructing ideological walls. But one night, a lifetime after the glory-in-the-flower days seemed gone forever, when reverence and splendor had flown and freedom wasn't liberating and kindness was called weakness, i caught a break.
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Extractions: ...im that Black girl who couldn't understand Nietzsche. But i never had a problem understanding you're my jailer, not my rescuer. In the beginning i was unnamed, unseparated and undivided in an eternal womb, anba dlo. There's no description that fits it for me except anba dlo where i was, it was Black - i absorbed all light even while enjoying all the light tricks above me.....Then you came, with words you called eternal verities - lights erasing Erzili Dantò. Back in my autumnal equinox days, i didn't know the lexicon for deconstructing ideological walls, but one night, a lifetime after the glory-in-the-flower days seemed gone forever, when reverence and splendor had flown and freedom wasn't liberating and kindness was called weakness, i caught a break. The tools for combat crawled from my body when i went back to where i was born, both physically and spiritually. Back at Bwa Kayiman, it was an internal trip, see. Merciful Papa Legba opened a door and internally i came across intuitive flashes i could not know through thought. Ezili Dantò, an aspect of my higher self i don't have access to with my normal sensory being, she came forth. And then i was that umbilical cord, that vertical axis intersecting the horizon, creating a nexus between the spiritual and physical worlds.
Haiti: Vodun And The Politics Of Haiti 356 It is often said that vodun kept Haiti backward. Probably the reverse is true vodun flourished because the rulers of Haiti denied their multitudinous http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/voodoo/politics.htm
Extractions: Robert I. Rotberg An excellent overview of Voodoo begins the article. p. 356 "It is often said that vodun kept Haiti backward. Probably the reverse is true: vodun flourished because the rulers of Haiti denied their multitudinous citizenry a chance to transform a socially and economically stagnant rural life." Rotberg argues in part that Voodoo presents a form of government in the rural areas since the country does not. But, later he takes a very narrow view of Voodoo as Church, and claims Voodoo, as an institution did not oppose the occupation. This is 1. too narrow a view of Voodoo 2. Contradicts his own earlier, and more satisfactory view. He takes the stand that Voodoo will only be replaced by development: " Vodun is resilient. Without Duvalier, as without Soulouque, its links to the state will fade away. Its small, secure, parochial base of power will remain until that distant day when modernizationif it ever comes to innermost Haitierodes the very foundations of a protective security-giving cognitive universe." 365. MAIN HAITI PAGE Book Reviews Film History ... HOME Bob Corbett corbetre@webster.edu
#183L TAPPING THE MUSICAL TRADITION OF VODUN (fwd) vodun evolved in the Caribbean when West Africans from what are now Togo, The drums and chants of vodun ceremonial music were practiced in secret and http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti-archive/msg00199.html
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Extractions: The term Voodoo Vodun in (A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control) Benin ; also Vodou or other phonetically equivalent spellings in (A republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the Western Hemisphere) Haiti Vudu in the Dominican Republic) is applied to the branches of a (An area of western African between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea) West Africa n ancestor-based (Click link for more info and facts about Theist Theist (Click link for more info and facts about Animist Animist religious tradition. Its primary roots are among the Fon-Ewe peoples of West Africa, in the country now known as (A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control) Benin (formerly the Kingdom of (A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control) Dahomey ), where Vodun is today the national religion of more than 7 million people. The word vodun is the Fon-Ewe word for (Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings) spirit
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Extractions: Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. The contemporary Vodun arts of the city of Ouidah in the Republic of Benin are a testament to the strength and flexibility of a belief system that is perpetually inventing, reinventing, and modifying itself. Their embodying aesthetic reflects remarkable adherence to traditional themes and structures that concurrently celebrate conspicuous signs of change. In the constant negotiation between ideologies that are old and new, local and distant, the artificial boundaries between "traditional" and "contemporary" Vodun arts are dissolved, merged, and transcended. It is precisely the ever-changing, all-encompassing nature of Vodun that allows this transcendence. (1)
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Extractions: Blier does not stop here, however. She struggles to translate what might easily appear a remote, African penchant for spiritualizing the external world (and for constituting reality into a flux of resemblances) into schemas that are comprehensible for a non-Fon viewer. The Fon individual's desire to possess a bocio does not become "superstition," but is instead a matter that is of universally crucial relevance for understanding the nature and functioning of all art. These aims are alluded to at the book's opening, which must be seen as a provocative, etiological description:
Vodou Religion In Pagan And Witchcraft Directory vodun (aka Voodoo) Excellent historical and practical information on Vodoun, its panteon, and its rituals, from religioustolerance.org http://www.branwenscauldron.com/resources/vodou.html
Extractions: Witchcraft, Wicca, Pagan and Occult Resources African Origins of Vodoun - Brief history of the ancient African origins of Dahomean Vodoun, the basis of all Vodoun practices in the New World. 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 conservative estimates these civilizations and religions to be over 10,000 years old. This page is part of the large and multifacted Afrocentric Experience web site. Ancestors in Haitian Vodou by Mambo Racine Sans But - Respect for the ancestors, 'zanset yo' in Haitian Kreyol, is essential to Vodou, and the bones of the dead have great magical powers. Vodouisants are buried with Roman Catholic rites, and a wake is held for nine nights, after which the Vodou ceremony of 'desounin' is held. Common Misconceptions About Vodoun - A comprehensive FAQ addressing some of the most common myths and misconceptions about Vodoun. - A comprehensive set of links and references.
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Extractions: The Loa of Vodun Haiti is a nation rich in African culture that's adapted the different spiritual beliefs of ancestors to their reality in the New World. Most of their ancestors came from the African states of Dahomey, Yoruba, Ashanti, Mandingo, and Congo; they included the Arada, Ibo, Nago, Mayombes, Mines, Fons, and many other tribes. Though they each had their own pantheon of deities and particular belief system, in Haiti they found and understood the similarities. As they expanded their knowledge of the spirit world, their practices evolved into the sacred system of Vodun. This spiritual discipline is composed of two major elements: Rada and Petro. Rada is assosiated with the beliefs of the Yoruba and Dahomey and their divinities are considered more benevolent than the Petro; they are considered guardians of the morals and principles of the mother land.Petro divinities are considered to be more agressive, and though some are from the Congo pantheon, it is assosiated with the traditions established in the New World. The drumming at Rada ceremonies is mostly played in "even" time (4/4, 6/8, etc.,), while the drums in Petro play "odd" times (5/4,7/4, etc.,) and off beat; there is a sort of tension present at Petro ceremonies. Legba is a Rada loa that came from Dahomey; he is God of the Crossroads, and the connection between the universe and its divine origin. He is the first one saluted at all Loa ceremonies, and is considered to be the principle of life; the initial procreative whole. He is identified with the sun and the birth of life; the center post in all hounfor (Vodun temples) are called poteu Legba. Through this post the Loa enter the ceremonies, and it's also where there food is placed. Dancing, drumming, posession, and all the activities of ceremony revolve around the poteu Legba. He is said to be very wise, and only he knows the sacred language of Mawu-Lisa, the highest god in Vodun. All prayers and sacrifice must go through Legba, and only he can open the sacred gateway.
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Extractions: Norman Add me to your TypePad People list Subscribe to this blog's feed ... Main "Voodoo and West Africa's Spirit Life Dancer "channeling" ancestral spirits spins in a trance at an Egungun celebration in Cove, Benin. Men with sticks keep the dancer from getting close to others at the festival, because it's believed even the slightest touch from a dancer could kill...
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Vodun The name vodun is derived from the local african word for spirit, vodun is also known as Voodoo, the dominant religious system practiced in Haiti. http://www.teachersparadise.com/ency/en/wikipedia/v/vo/vodun.html
Extractions: Free Teacher Resources First Time Visitors Gift Certificates Education Directory ... Edit this page Vodun (aka Vodoun Voudou Vodou Voodoo Sevi Lwa ) is an animist, or nature-based religion that originated in West Africa with the Fon and Yoruba people. The name Vodun is derived from the local african word for spirit , and can be traced back about 6,000 years. Today, Vodun is practised in Benin , the Dominican Republic Ghana Haiti and Togo . It is the state religion of Benin and has recently been recognized as an official religion in Haiti. The majority of the Africans who were brought to Haiti and the southern US as slaves were from West Africa, and their descendants are the primary practitioners of Vodun. The survival of the belief system in the New World is remarkable, although the traditions have changed with time. One of the largest differences however between African and American Voudun is that the African slaves of Haiti and the southern US were obliged to disguise their gods ( Lwas ) and spirits as Roman Catholic saints , a process called syncretism Most experts speculate that this was done in an attempt to hide their " pagan " religion from their masters who had forbidden them to practice it. To say that Voudun is simply a mix of West African religions with a veneer of Roman Catholicism would not be entirely correct. This would be ignoring numerous influences from the native
