hounon
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A hounon is a priest or priestess in the Vodun religion who leads rituals, maintains temples, and serves as an intermediary between devotees and the spirits.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vodun religious specialist
ⓘ
priest ⓘ priestess ⓘ religious role ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vodun altars
ⓘ
Vodun spirits NERFINISHED ⓘ Vodun temples ⓘ ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Vodun devotees
ⓘ
junior ritual assistants ⓘ |
| culture |
Ewe people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fon people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoruba-influenced Vodun communities ⓘ |
| function |
ensures ritual correctness
ⓘ
maintains relationship with tutelary deities ⓘ mediates between human community and spirits ⓘ |
| gender |
female
ⓘ
male ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Fon language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayBeAssistedBy |
acolytes
ⓘ
drummers ⓘ singers ⓘ |
| performs |
community ceremonies
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ protective rituals ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Vodun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voodoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
initiation
ⓘ
knowledge of Vodun pantheon ⓘ ritual training ⓘ |
| role |
conducts initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
interprets messages from spirits ⓘ leads Vodun rituals ⓘ maintains Vodun temples ⓘ offers sacrifices to spirits ⓘ performs divination ⓘ preserves ritual knowledge ⓘ provides spiritual counseling ⓘ serves as intermediary between devotees and spirits ⓘ |
| transmission |
can be conferred by spirits through calling
ⓘ
often hereditary within families ⓘ |
| uses | ritual objects such as drums, rattles, and altars ⓘ |
| wears | ritual garments ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.