Haitian Vodou

E58427
African diasporic religion Afro-Caribbean religion syncretic religion

Haitian Vodou is a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion from Haiti that blends West and Central African spiritual traditions with Roman Catholicism and indigenous beliefs, centered on the worship of spirits called lwa.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Haitian Vodou canonical 27
Vodou 21
Dominican Vodou 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African diasporic religion ⓘ
Afro-Caribbean religion ⓘ
syncretic religion ⓘ
associatedWithPractice divination ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ
protection magic ⓘ
associatedWithSymbol crossroads ⓘ
BondyeRole distant supreme creator ⓘ
coreBelief veneration of spirits called lwa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Haiti ⓘ
hasConcept met tet ⓘ
hasEthicalFocus maintenance of balance with spirits and community ⓘ
hasFestival Fèt Gede ⓘ
Saut-d’Eau pilgrimage ⓘ
hasOriginIn Central African religious traditions ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
West African religious traditions ⓘ
indigenous Caribbean beliefs ⓘ
hasPantheonDivision Gede lwa ⓘ
Petro lwa ⓘ
Rada lwa ⓘ
hasPlaceOfWorship ounfò ⓘ
hasRitualElement animal sacrifice ⓘ
dance ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
offerings of food and drink ⓘ
song ⓘ
spirit possession ⓘ
veve drawings ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist bokor ⓘ
manbo ⓘ
oungan ⓘ
hasSacredObject poto mitan ⓘ
hasSacredTextForm oral tradition ⓘ
historicalRole inspiration in the Haitian Revolution ⓘ
importantLwa Ayizan ⓘ
Baron Samedi ⓘ
Damballa ⓘ
Erzulie Freda ⓘ
Gede Nibo ⓘ
Ogun ⓘ
surface form: Ogou

Elegguá ⓘ
surface form: Papa Legba
intermediarySpirits lwa ⓘ
majorDeityConcept Bondye ⓘ
metTetDefinition patron lwa of an individual ⓘ
misrepresentedAs black magic in popular media ⓘ
recognizedBy Haitian state as part of national culture ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Caribbean ⓘ
usesLanguage French ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afro-Caribbean religions → includes → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Port-au-Prince → majorReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Caribbean Americans → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Haitian Canadians → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Catholic Church in Haiti → interactsWith → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Dutty Boukman → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Bois Caïman ceremony → associatedWithReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Afro-Latin Americans → religionPracticed → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Obeah → relatedTo → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Tell My Horse → mainSubject → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Afro-Dominicans (Dominican Republic) → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dominican Vodou
El reino de este mundo → theme → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Cité Soleil → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Croix-des-Bouquets → religionPracticed → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Afro-Haitians → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Haitian naïve art → typicalSubject → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haitian Vodou ceremonies
Haitian naïve art → influencedBy → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haitian Vodou culture
Northern Haiti → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Delmas → hasAssociatedReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Cabaret → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Vodun → influenced → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Jacmel, Haiti → religionPracticed → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
subject surface form: Jacmel
this entity surface form: Vodou
Haitians → majorReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Haitians → culturalTradition → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Bois Caïman → associatedWithReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Bois Caïman → associatedWith → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Cécile Fatiman → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Cécile Fatiman → associatedWith → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Haitian Vodou tradition
Gonaïves → hasReligionSignificant → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Orisha → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou (in syncretic forms)
Afro-diasporic religions → includesTradition → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Afro-diasporic religions → includesTradition → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
West Africans → influencedReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Yoruba orishas → influencedTradition → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou (via related West African traditions)
Oyá → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Bondye → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Bondye → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dominican Vodou
Bondye → liturgicalAssociation → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: identified with “Dieu” in French-language Catholic practice in Haiti
oungan → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
ounfò → usedInReligion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
ounfò → relatedConcept → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Rada lwa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Petro lwa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Gede lwa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Erzulie Freda → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Baron Samedi → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Damballa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Damballa → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou
Ayizan → religion → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
Ayizan → associatedRituals → Haitian Vodou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vodou initiation (kanzo)