But voodoo, as practiced in the United States by Haitian immigrants, is a religion that dates back four centuries. Developed by African slaves to allow worship of their own gods under the ...

The goddess in Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrie's 1996 ... Duval-Carrie has depicted these migrants as vibrant Voodoo gods. He has had many opportunities to reflect on their journeys ...

The mixture of gods and goddesses and Catholic saints is an integral part of Haitian life - one common saying is that Haitians are 70% Catholic, 30% Protestant, and 100% voodoo. "We've always been the ...

To be on the safe side, a Haitian is inclined to bow to both Catholic saints and voodoo gods. Catholic denunciations of this practice seem to him nothing more than natural loyalty to one’s own ...

Hurston went straight to the heart of voodoo culture. She learned about the loa, or gods, whose spirits animated Haitian life, and who went by different names and symbols throughout the country.