[DOC] [TLE] Vodou | Haitian religion | Britannica.com [PAR] Vodou, also spelled Voodoo, Voudou, Vodun, or French Vaudou, an official religion of Haiti (together with Roman Catholicism). ... The word Vodou means spirit or deity in the Fon language of the African kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin). Vodou ceremony, Jacmel, Haiti. [DOC] [TLE] Haitian Vodou - Wikipedia [PAR] Haitian Vodou is a syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti and the Haitian 
diaspora. ... The word derives from an Ayizo word referring to "mysterious forces 
or ... The concept of tying that exists in Haitian religious culture is derived from the 
... While the overall tendency in Vodou is conservative in accord with its African... [DOC] [TLE] Candombl - Wikipedia [PAR] Candombl is a religion, practiced mainly in Brazil by the "povo do santo" (
people of the saint). ... The word Candombl means "dance in honour of the gods
", and music and ... Both words are believed to be derived from a Bantu-family 
language, mainly that of ..... Taste of Blood: Spirit Possession in Brazilian 
Candomble . [DOC] [TLE] Vodou, Serving the Spirits | The Pluralism Project [PAR] ... who are honored on altars... derives from a word meaning spirit or god in 
the Fon and Ewe languages of West Africa. It has come to be used as the name 
for the religious traditions of Haiti, which blend Fon, Kongo, ... captives than Cuba 
or the United States would receive throughout their participation in the slave 
trade. [DOC] [TLE] Voodoo: Principles, History & Gods - White Magic [PAR] The word 'vodun'  the Haitian word 'Voodoo' is derived from  comes from the African Fon Language which is still spoken today in Benin. Vodun means "divinity" or "Idol". ... Thus, the real source of voodoo is the Egyptian pyramids. These people would later come to be called 'Yoruba'. [DOC] [TLE] The origin of Voodoo [PAR] The word 'Voodoo' derives from the word 'vodu' in the Fon language of ... Once 
living in Haiti, the slaves created a new religion based on their shared ... For 
many enslaved Africans such spiritual traditions and practices provided a vital 
means of ... which were inspired by spirit worship, finally culminated in the 
expulsion of... [DOC] [TLE] Vodou: A Haitian Way of Life - Teaching for Change [PAR] cholars now call the Africanderived religion of Haiti Vodou, which means spirit
 in the. Fon language. Fon people live in the ... Bondye (from the Creole words 
for good god) and identified Bondye ... a spiritual possession of their minds 
andbodies. Spirit ... European names, and submit to baptism, they never forgot 
their... [DOC] [TLE] AFRICAN VOODOO | Vodun African Religion | spirituality [PAR] Voodoo (Vodun) is a derivative of the world's oldest known religions which have 
... The word "voodoo" comes from the West African word "vodun," meaning spirit. 
.... The strength that the Africans in Haiti gained from their religion was so strong 
and ... With the Fon, for example, this god Mawu is also named Sgbo lisa, Dada
... [DOC] [TLE] voodoo facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] It is also practiced by a sizable minority of the two million Haitian immigrants (and 
a small ... Vodou emerged in the sixteenth century among enslaved Africans and 
their ... if the term vodou (whose original meaning in the West African Fon 
language is ... Like Santera and other major African-derived religions in the 
Americas,... [DOC] [TLE] Voodoo | Define Voodoo at Dictionary.com [PAR] Voodoo definition, Also, vodun. a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West 
Indians, deriving principally from African cult worship ... We spent the night talking 
about health spas, Haitian voodoo, small-town Oklahoma ... Word Origin ... 
Louisiana French voudou, from a W.African language (e.g. Ewe and Fon vodu "
spirit,... [DOC] [TLE] VodouArt_FlashSpirit.. [PAR] their religion which became famous, Vodunall this was Africa ... coast of 
Dahomey, itself derived from the name of the holy city of .... Note that two Ewe-

Question: This religion of Haiti derives its name from a word meaning "spirit" in the Fon language of Africa
Answer: Voodoo