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Igbo Religious Survivals in Caribbean Vodun and Obeah

The transatlantic slave trade not only displaced millions of Africans from the Bight of Biafra but also transported their worldviews, cosmologies, and spiritual practices to the Caribbean. The Igbo, one of the most numerically dominant groups exported from the Bight of Biafra, left deep and traceable religious footprints in Afro-Caribbean spiritual systems such as Vodun,…

The Voodoo Legacy: Religion and Culture in Modern Benin

Voodoo, or Vodun as it is properly known in the West Africa country of Benin (formerly the Kingdom of Dahomey), is more than just a religion in modern Benin. It is an intricate way of life, an official faith, and a pervasive force that shapes the country’s culture, art, philosophy, and identity. Far…