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
intersting I really think the most effective part is the candles and the oils they use because its first effecting you phsically then you start experincing the mental and spritual stuff.
ReplyDeletethe Spiritual part is something that I can really connect with. I'm a psych major and one of my interests for Grad school is spirituality. How psychologists could learn from techniques used in other countries to help in what our culture considers "modern day healing". It takes a strong person to be a psychologist just like it takes a strong person to be a spiritual healer. In my opinion how we heal in other cultures should be apart of our curriculum as well in order to broaden our mindsets. This post has inspired me to do some more research and begin making connections between the two fields. Thank you and great job!
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