#183L TAPPING THE MUSICAL TRADITION OF VODUN (fwd) IndexThread Index 183L TAPPING THE MUSICAL TRADITION OF vodun (fwd). amidtheir hardships. But vodun is hardly a thing of the past. http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti-archive/msg00199.html
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Voodoo (Vodun) Pagan Spirituality. Voodoo (vodun). vodun (aka Vodoun, Voudou, Voodoo,Sevi Lwa) is commonly called Voodoo by the public. The name http://www.vampyra.com/pagan/voodoo.htm
Extractions: Vodun (a.k.a. Vodoun, Voudou, Voodoo, Sevi Lwa) is commonly called Voodoo by the public. The name is traceable to an African word for "spirit". Vodun's roots go back to the West African Yoruba people who lived in 18th and 19th century Dahomey. That country occupied parts of today's Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Slaves brought their religion with them when they were forcibly shipped to Haiti and other islands in the West Indies. Voodoo national religion of Haiti, is also practiced in Cuba, Trinidad, Brazil, and the southern United States, especially Louisiana. Voodoo combines elements of Roman Catholicism and tribal religions of western Africa, particularly Benin. Voodoo cults worship a high god, Bon Dieu; ancestors or, more generally, the dead; twins; and spirits called Ioa . The Ioa, which may vary from cult to cult, are African tribal gods that are usually identified with Roman Catholic saints. The snake god, for example, is identified with St. Patrick. Other elements of Roman Catholicism in voodoo include the use of candles, bells, crosses, and prayers and the practices of baptism and making the sign of the cross. Among the African elements are dancing, drumming, and the worship of ancestors and twins. The rituals of voodoo are often led by a priest, called a
Exhibit Overview: Tallahassee Collects, Vodun Flags 2001. vodun or Sevi Lwa is commonly called Voodoo or Voudou by thepublic. Today over 60 million people practice vodun. Religions http://www.thebrogan.org/summaries/vodun.html
Extractions: Vodun or Sevi Lwa is commonly called Voodoo or Voudou by the public. The name comes from an African word for "spirit". Vodun's roots go back to the West African Yoruba people who lived in18th and 19th century Dahomey. That country occupied parts of today's Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Slaves brought their religion with them when they were forcibly shipped to Haiti another islands in the West Indies. Today over 60 million people practice Vodun. Religions similar to Vodun can be found in South America where they are called Umbanda, Macumba, Quimbanda or Condomble. It is widely practiced in Benin. Although it was suppressed during the Marxist regime, is has been allowed to be practiced freely since a democratic government was installed there in 1989. Vodun was formally recognized by the Government of Benin in 1996. It is also followed by most of the adults in Haiti. It can be found in many of the large cities in North America, particularly in the American South.
VODUN: Misconceptions Program 1739 October 1997. vodun Misconceptions ambience vodun water ritual We'relistening to the drums and singing of a West African vodun ceremony. http://www.pulseplanet.com/archive/Oct98/1739.html
Extractions: The evil eye or sticking needles in dolls, those are among the images that we Westerners commonly associate with Vodun, or Voodoo, as it is sometimes known, a longtime subject of low-grade horror films and campfire tales. I'm Jim Metzner, and this is the Pulse of the Planet, presented by the American Museum of Natural History. We're listening to the drums and singing of a West African Vodun ceremony. "Vodun is probably one of the most poorly understood religions anywhere." Suzanne Preston Blier is a Professor of Fine Arts and Afro-American Studies at Harvard University and a consultant for a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, "The Sacred Arts of Haitian Voodoo." "In the early Haitian revolution against the slave owners there was a sense of the power that Vodun had provided to overcome these very powerful individuals. There was also a long-standing tradition in America of making illegal the practice of African ceremonies because they were viewed as somewhat analogous, let's say, to sorcery: a type of religion which only had a negative part. Vodun at its base is as much a philosophy as a religion which is grounded on this idea of good acts, of respect, of calmness in the face of danger. It has as part of its religion as well, the use of materials, of objects for protection. But it's that part of the religion which is also seen in the West to be somehow very malevolent."
VODUN: Setting Up The Shrine Program 1738 October 1997. vodun Setting up the Shrine ambience vodun ritual Theritual part of creating a vodun shrine is extraordinarily important. http://www.pulseplanet.com/archive/Oct98/1738.html
Extractions: We're listening to music from the west African country of Benin, where members of the Vodun faith take part in a ritual in honor of the Earth. I'm Jim Metzner, and this is the Pulse of the Planet, presented by the American Museum of Natural History. Suzanne Preston Blier is a Professor of Fine Arts and Afro-American Studies at Harvard University. She tells us that an important part of Vodun worship is the creation of the altar, a collection of objects which derives power from the close relationships in Vodun between the gods, the Earth and the materials of everyday life. Pulse of the Planet is presented by the American Museum of Natural History. Additional funding for this series has been provided by the National Science Foundation. I'm Jim Metzner. BACK TO OCTOBER 1997 ARCHIVE BACK TO MAIN ARCHIVE
Extractions: Blier (African art and architecture, Harvard U.) examines the artworks of contemporary vodou cultures of southern Benin and Togo in West Africa and related traditions of Haiti, New Orleans, and historic Salem, Massachusetts. She employs psychological, anthropological, and art historical approaches to explore the contrasts inherent in vodun From Booklist , February 15, 1995 Blier has compiled an extraordinarily detailed and complex study of the vodun art of two West African countries, Benin and Togo. Her thorough analysis begins with an extended discussion of the philosophy of vodun that includes an intriguing set of possible etymologies of the word itself. The upshot is that vodun teaches "patience, calmness, respect, and order"acceptance, that is, of what life bringsbut it is not fatalistic. While composure is valued, so is action, and that's where ritual and the making and using of vodun art objects enter the picture. Vodun sculptures fall into two categories: the bochio , which are figurative, and the bo , which are objects, sometimes called fetishes or gris-gris. Neither are concerned with beauty, but, instead, focus on the grotesque, the unfathomable, and the frightful. Constructed of a broad range of raw materials, including wood, cloth, feathers, fur, straw, pottery, cowries, chains, bones, and even blood, these sculptures are activated or empowered for use in healing, protection, or effecting change. Blier's examination of the entire, often mysterious history of vodun arts from both cultural and psychological perspectives is, in a word, definitive.
VirusWiki - Vodun VirusWiki HomePage vodun. One of the WorldReligions with over 60 million practicingVoodoo worldwide. Describe vodun here. See other InterestingReligions. http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki/Vodun
College Paper On Vodun College Paper on vodun. From Darlene Cherry Date 09.26.2001 Time083606. Comments. Hi, I'ma college student at Education America http://www.vodou.org/fty/_disc/00000046.htm
Extractions: Time: Hi, I'm a college student at Education America, I am studying to become a programmer. I may not be the first black lady of 41 to obtain this degree but i did it maintaining a 3.7-4.0 GPA. My final speech in speech is on voodoo. I want to portray the topic properly as I see fit. What i have learned so far is that it is a religion, it's origin is West Africa and Haiti. It's not meant to be evil or a cult thing. What I need is a question and answer period to use as a online interview. someone please respond. Last modification : 03-03-12
Re: College Paper On Vodun Re College Paper on vodun. From Alcius Pierre Date 10.03.2001 Time072642. Comments. Terrific Darlene, I am sure most of us will http://www.vodou.org/fty/_disc/00000048.htm
Vodun Flag Haiti Haitian People Veve Damballah Flag. http://iml.umkc.edu/art/faculty/wahlman/quizzes/vodun_flag.htm
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Extractions: The Time Has Come! by Alisogbo Akinyele Umoja The concept of Vodun is thousands of years old, born from the ancient peoples of West Afrika. In the 18th century, a Dahomean King, Agaja Trudo, began to consolidate the dieties of various clans and villages of West Afrika to form a comprehensive theological and spiritual system of Vodun. Agaja sought to develop a comprehensive Vodun system to save his kingdom from the crisis (MAAFA) that was devastating West Afrika. At the same time, in the French colony of Saint Dominique (Haiti) various Afrikan ethinics there developed a comprehensive belief system, Voodoo. Haitian Voodoo recognized the unique ethnic heritages of Afrika, while uniting captive Afrikans around the new reality as a New Afrikan people in the western hemisphere. Voodoo was a motivating force of the Haitian revolution and remains a means of social organization and survival for the Haitian masses today. Similiar to Haitian Voodoo, New Afrikan Vodun seeks to develop a common system for New Afrikans in the united states, inclusive of the Deities and rites of our Ancestors throughout West Afrika (Evhe/fon, Nago/Yoruba, Akan, Kongo, etc.) Rather than retribalize Afrikans who came to north america through the MAAFA, New Afrikan Vodun seeks to develop a diversified unity of New AFrikan people.
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Extractions: Òàê âîò., â 1860 ãîäó Âàòèêàí âûíóæäåí áûë ïðèçíàòü, ÷òî vodun ÿâëÿåòñÿ ðàçíîâèäíîñòüþ êàòîëèöèçìà, íî ñàìè ãàèòÿíå óòâåðæäàþò, ÷òî èõ ðåëèãèÿ äðåâíåå è ãëóáæå õðèñòèàíñòâà, ÷òî îíà âïèòàëà â ñåáÿ ëó÷øåå èç âñåõ ðåëèãèé ïðîøëîãî è íàñòîÿùåãî. Äåéñòâèòåëüíî, âóäó î÷åíü ñëîæíî ïðèâÿçàòü ê êàêîé-òî îäíîé ñèñòåìå, ïîòîìó ÷òî âóäó . ýòî è ïðàçäíåñòâà â ÷åñòü áîãèíè ëþáâè Ýðçóëè (Erzulie) (ïîä ìàñêîé êîòîðîé ìîæíî çàìåòèòü ÷åðòû åãèïåòñêîé Èçèäû, è ãðå÷åñêîé Àôðîäèòû, è ðèìñêîé Âåíåðû, è õðèñòèàíñêîé Äåâû Ìàðèè), è îäíîâðåìåííîå ïîêëîíåíèå çìèþ Óðîáîðîñó, çàãëàòûâàþùåìó ñîáñòâåííûé õâîñò, - ñèìâîëó ãàðìîíèè Âñåëåííîé è Âå÷íîñòè â äðåâíåì ìèðå. Óðîáîðîñ, èëè, êàê íàçûâàþò åãî ãàèòÿíå, Äàìáàëëà Âåäî (Damballah Wedo), ãëàâíûé è îáÿçàòåëüíûé ýëåìåíò âî âñåõ òàèíñòâàõ âóäó, ïîòîìó ÷òî îí åñòü íà÷àëî è êîíåö âñåõ âåùåé; Îêåàí Âå÷íîñòè, ñî âñåõ ñòîðîí îêðóæàþùèé ìàòåðèàëüíûé ìèð; áåçáðåæíîå ïðîñòðàíñòâî, èç êîòîðîãî âñå âûøëî è ê êîòîðîìó âñå ðàíî èëè ïîçäíî âåðíåòñÿ âíîâü. Äàìáàëëà . ýòî èñòî÷íèê Ñèëû è ìåñòîíàõîæäåíèå âñåõ ëîà. Ïðèâåðæåíöû ðåëèãèè ñ÷èòàþò, ÷òî âñå âîêðóã ïðîíèçàíî íåçðèìîé ñèëîé ëîà, ÷òî ðîäíèò âóäó ñ ÷èñòî øàìàíñêèìè âîççðåíèÿìè êàê Ñòàðîãî, òàê è íîâîãî Ñâåòà. Ëîà íåèñ÷èñëèìû, êàê ïåñîê íà ìîðñêîì áåðåãó, è ó êàæäîãî åñòüñâîé çíàê, èìÿ è ïðåäíàçíà÷åíèå. Íàïðèìåð, åñòü ëîàËåãáà (>Legba) èëè Ïàïà Ëåãáà (Papa Legba), êîòîðûé êàê Ìåðêóðèé èëè ãðå÷åñêèé åðìåñ, ÿâëÿåòñÿ ïîñðåäíèêîì ìåæäó äðóãèìè áîãàìè è ñâÿçûâàåò ëîà ñ æðåöàìè óíãàí è ìàìáî, êîòîðûå, â ñâîþ î÷åðåäü, äîíîñÿò åìó âîëþ íàðîäà ÷åðåç ðèòóàëüíûå òàíöû è ïåñíîïåíèÿ.
Vodun - Vudoo Translate this page vodun eine Lebensphilosophie. Irgendwo am Rande von Havanna, Kuba.Sanft wiegen angehören. vodun eine Lebensphilosophie. ?Für http://www.jera.at/index/jera200301/vodun01.htm
Legba And Ghede, Loa Of Vodun Manigua Writings The Crossroads Legba Ghede The Loa of vodun. Haitiis a nation rich in African culture that's adapted the different http://www.manigua.org/resources/orishas/legba_ghede.html
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.
Extractions: Table of Contents Vodun / Lukumi / Candomble Vodun / Lukumi / Candomble - Orisha-based religions over 60 million practitioners worldwide slavery Vodun / Vodoun / Sevi Lwa gros bon ange / met tet - big guardian angel / - master of the head ti bon ange - little guardian angel caplatas / bokors practicioners of evil sorcery / "left-handed" Vodun zombie blowfish voodoo doll similar to European poppet magic fetishes mistaken for voodoo dolls Hoodoo Pow-Wows or The Long Lost Friend Voodoo media mis-portrayal of Vodun Regla de Ocha / Lukumi also called La Regla Lucumi called Santeria in comparative religion has a derogatory connotation Cuba Yoruba Bantu-speaking groups of the Congo region Roman Catholicism Kardecist Spiritism Allen Kardec 1804-1869 considered the father of Spiritism real name - Hypolyte Leon Denizard Rivail pseudonym originated from mediumistic communications both "Allan" and "Kardec" were his names in previous incarnations Le Livre des Esprits - The Spirits' Book, 1856 a new theory of human life and destiny
Vodou, Vodun, Voodoo Information Sites Reviewed Vodou, vodun, Voodoo sites, by people who know Vodou, vodun,Voodoo and work with Vodou, vodun, Voodoo. RELIGIONSorg.com. http://www.religionsorg.com/African/Diasporic/Vodou,Vodun,Voodoo/
Extractions: See Also: Regional: Caribbean: Haiti: Society and Culture Ancestors in Haitian Vodou by Mambo Racine Sans But - Essay on respect for ancestors in Vodou, with information on the ceremony of "desounin" and related beliefs and practices. Haitian Vodoun Culture - Excerpts from the encyclopedic work on Haitian Vodoun compiled by Estelle Manuel. V¨v¨s, 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 - A brief, factual, well-illustrated introductory essay on Voodoo in the Caribbean and Louisiana, with a focus on Marie Laveau. Voodoo - Vodou - Vodun - Essays by Soutini Gwangenge on the roles of Nature and Trance in Haitian Vodou.
