[DOC] [TLE] Haitian Vodou - Wikipedia [PAR] Haitian Vodou is a syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti and the Haitian 
diaspora. Practitioners are called "vodouists" (French: vodouisants [voduis]) or 
... Vodou is a Haitian Creole word that formerly referred to only a small subset of 
... The concept of tying that exists in Haitian religious culture is derived from the... [DOC] [TLE] Vodou | Haitian religion | Britannica.com [PAR] Vodou is a creolized religion forged by descendents of Dahomean, Kongo, ... The 
word Vodou means spirit or deity in the Fon language of the African ... All 
these spirits are believed to live in a mythic land called Ginen, a cosmic Africa. ... 
or Vodun), a religion whose gods (lwa) are derived from West African religions. [DOC] [TLE] Haiti: The Spelling Voodoo - Webster University [PAR] The name of the Haitian religion has many spellings. ... term voodoo, a distortion 
of the Dahomean (or Beninois) word vodu (meaning "god" or "spirit"), has been... [DOC] [TLE] Haiti: List of Loa - Webster University [PAR] Agassu: Dahomean in origin and belonging to the Fon and Yaruba tribes. ... 
Agwe: (Agive) He is invoked under the names "Shell of the Sea," "Eel," and "
Tadpole of .... In the voodoo religion Dumballah is closely associated with the 
Catholic's St. Patrick. ... Erzulie Jan Petro: Violent spirit loa belonging to the Petro 
tradition. [DOC] [TLE] AFRICAN VOODOO | Vodun African Religion | spirituality [PAR] Voodoo (Vodun) is a derivative of the world's oldest known religions which ... The 
word "voodoo" comes from the West African word "vodun," meaning spirit. ... The 
high priest and/or priestess of the faith (often called Papa or Maman) are the ... 
The strength that the Africans in Haiti gained from their religion was so strong and
... [DOC] [TLE] VODUN (and related religions: Candomble, Lucumi, Macumba ... [PAR] Feb 7, 2010 ... The name was derived from the god Vodun of the West African ... their religion 
with them when they were forcibly shipped to Haiti and ... This forced some of the 
Dahomeans to form Vodou Orders and to ... The word means "mystery" in the 
Yoruba language. ... Dambala (or Damballah-wedo): serpent spirit. [DOC] [TLE] The traditional religion of Vodun (Voodoo) in Haiti [PAR] The term voodoo is a distortion of the Dahomean (or Beninois) word vodu (
meaning god or spirit. ) A Dictionary of Voodoo terms: By Bob Corbett, 16 July 
1995. [DOC] [TLE] Unique Facts About the Caribbean: Voodoo - Sheppard Software [PAR] The word vodun is the Fon-Ewe word for spirit. ... ancient religion in the world, 
directly derived from Prehistoric belief systems. ... Called Svis Gine or "African 
Service" in Haiti, a Creolized form of Vodou. .... The ancestor cult is in fact the 
basis of Vodou religion, and many lwa like Agasou (formerly a king of Dahomey) 
for... [DOC] [TLE] Vodoun (also Voodoo) - The Mystica [PAR] The central belief of the religion is in spirit possession, through which the ... being 
of mixed blood), masters of the Dahomean slaves, translated the word into 
vaudau. ... The pantheon of gods, called loas or mysteres, associated with the 
religion of .... The Petro rites appear to have originated in Haiti during the slavery 
days. [DOC] [TLE] voodoo facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] Based primarily on an amalgamation of spirit and ancestor cults and healing ... It 
is also practiced by a sizable minority of the two million Haitian immigrants (and a 
... Like Santera and other major African-derived religions in the Americas, ... a 
pantheon of divinities, which in Vodou are called lwa, and throughout nature. [DOC] [TLE] Vodun, Voodoo, Vaudun - Dictionary definition of Vodun, Voodoo ... [PAR] Derived from the Dahomean word vudu, which means "spirit," the term Vodun ... 
They tend to regard Haitian Vodun as a New World religion born out of

Question: The name of this religion of Haiti is derived from a Dahomean word for "spirit"
Answer: voodoo