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| Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou  |
| "Online companion" to the exhibit hosted by the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, from October 1998 to January 1999. Dozens of full-color images.
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/vodou/ |
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| Scully Elly's Voodoo Joint  |
| "New Orleans Voodoo" botanica run by a hounsi kanzo (initiated in Haiti). Wide assortment of books, music, ritual supplies, and art. This link takes one directly to the "What is Voodoo" FAQ, rather than the store entrance.
http://www.thejukejoint.com/faqs.html |
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| Temple of Yehwe Home Page  |
| Website for the Vodou temple, which is located in Washington D.C., and is an offshoot of Le Peristyle de Mariani, founded in 1974 in Mariani, Haiti, by Max-G. Beauvoir. Site includes much information about Caribbean herbology, as well as upcoming events and seminars, photos, and a discussion forum.
http://www.vodou.org/ |
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| The Integration of Roman Catholicism Into Vodou In Haiti  |
| Hunter College student paper discussing the interaction between Catholicism and Vodou in Haiti, from colonial times to the present.
http://www.saxakali.com/caribbean/Dar%20Shvueli.htm |
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| The New Orleans Voodoo Foundation  |
| Excellent educational resource about New Orleans Voodoo. Contains an extensive Voodoo Glossary,Vever Drawings, FAQ page, and a free service in which email questions are answered by Authentic practitioners.
http://www.voodooshop.com/voodoo/index.html |
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| The Quick and the Dead -- The Souls of Man in Vodou Thought  |
| Essay by Richard Hodges on the Vodou concept of "soul." Vodou recognizes three spiritual components which together with the physical body make up a man: the ti-bonanj (petit bon ange) "little angel," gwo-bonanj (gros bon ange) "big angel," and mt-tt (maitre tet) "master of the head."
http://www.bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/rhodges/html/QandD.html |
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| The traditional religion of Vodun (Voodoo) in Haiti  |
| Collection of scholarly and informative documents, by various authors, on the history and practice of Vodun (Voodoo) in Haiti; part of an even larger site on Haitian history in general.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43a/index-faa.html |
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| The Vodou Page  |
| Articles by Mambo Racine Sans Bout, a legitimately initiated and ordained priestess of Haitian Vodou.
http://members.aol.com/racine125/ |
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| TRADITIONAL RELIGION IN AFRICA: The Vodun phenomenon in Benin  |
| Academic essay on Vodun practices of the Fon, Gun, Mina and Ewe peoples of South Benin.
http://afrikaworld.net/afrel/zinzindohoue.htm |
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| tristatevodou  |
| Discussion group "dedicated to the practice of (Haitian) Vodou in the NY/NJ/CT Tristate Area. All servants of God, Gineh and the Lwa, as well as those who would like to learn more about the religion, are welcome." Open membership.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tristatevodou |
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