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294943463
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2012-03-23
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Vodun
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MIS
Religious beliefs and practices, African in origin and also held by certain Caribbean peoples, particularly in Haiti. The basic features of Vodun were brought by enslaved people from W Africa (particularly those from what is now Benin), where the name originated and where the religion is still practised. Vodun contends that all of nature is controlled by spiritual forces which must be placated through offerings and animal sacrifice; ecstatic trances and magical practices play an important role in its ritual. (Based on: The Columbia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09 July 2003, from www.xreferplus.com/entry/823312)
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294943463
UDC
299.612.14
MRF
259.43
UF
Vodu
vodunsinsen
voodoo
voodooism
RT
cults
magic
spirit possession
BSO
06.03 RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND PRACTICE
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