Spirituality in Haitian Vodou By Frank Nieblas What is Vodou? According to Karen McCarthy Brown, vodou is the name assigned to the various religious practices that originated in Haiti. Only until recently, Haitians have started using the word vodou to describe their religion. This religion is still the dominant religion in Haiti today, and it is even largely practiced in some other places such as New Orleans and Santiago, Cuba. Like many other non-Chrisitan religions, western society has seriously misrepresented Vodou. Americans have adopted the word vodou as a derogatory term for black magic. History of Haitian Vodou According to Britannica, “Vodou is a creolized religion formed by colonial Europeans and native Haitians’ interactions with the beliefs of African slaves who had been brought to colonial Haiti which was known then as Saint-Domingue”. These African slaves that were brought in the 16th century were forced to convert to Catholi
nice! i wonder why we (as a society) are so much less inclined to adopt spiritual cures on top of physical medicine.
ReplyDeleteHey Jacqueline. I liked learning about curanderos and curandeiros. You did a good job covering the what and why concept of a curanderismo. It was interesting to see why Hispanic culture accepted this type of healer due to economic struggles. It makes sense. Great post!
ReplyDeleteSome families actually give babies bracelets to prevent people from giving them the evil eye. I don't remember if it is mentioned in the reading or not but I know people can give babies the evil eye without knowing. Interesting thing is that apparently in my family it is well known that my grandfather is one of these people I don't know why exactly but I thought it was interesting. Thank you for your post!
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation, the reading was easy and forward, and love the balance of positive and negative color choices. and the did you know section is well delivered!
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