Vodun

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Vodun is a traditional West African religion centered on the worship of spirits and ancestors, particularly prominent in Benin and neighboring regions.

All labels observed (11)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf West African religion
ethnic religion
spirit-centered religion
traditional religion
associatedEthnicGroup Ewe people
linked to: Ewe

Fon people
Yoruba people
coreBelief existence of a supreme creator
veneration of ancestors
worship of spirits
hasAlternativeSpelling Vodoun
Vodu
Voduŋ
hasClergy priestesses
priests
hasClergyTitle bokonon
hounon
hasConcept ancestor spirits
nature spirits
personal spirits
spirit possession trance
hasDeityType ancestors
spirits
supreme being
hasOrigin Benin
West Africa
hasSacredDay 10 January
hasSacredDayDescription celebrated as National Vodun Day in Benin
hasSupremeBeingName Mawu
Mawu-Lisa
hasTextualTradition primarily oral tradition
influenced Brazilian Candomblé
linked to: Candomblé

Brazilian Umbanda
Cuban Vodú
Haitian Vodou
Louisiana Voodoo
practicedIn Benin
Ghana
Ivory Coast
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire

Nigeria
Togo
recognizedBy Republic of Benin government
usesRitual animal sacrifice
dance ceremonies
divination
drumming ceremonies
spirit possession
usesRitualObject altars
fetishes
shrines
worldviewFeature interconnectedness of visible and invisible worlds
reciprocal relationship between humans and spirits

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benin religionMajority Vodun
Ouidah religion Vodun
Abomey religion Vodun
Dogon cosmologyFeature Nommo ancestral spirits
linked to: Vodun
Egun religion Vodun
King Béhanzin religion Vodun
Whydah religiousTradition Vodun
Dahomey Amazons religion Vodun (Voodoo)
linked to: Vodun
King Glele religion Vodun
Gen people religion Vodun
Gen people traditionalReligion West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Gun people religion Vodun
New Orleans Voodoo isDistinctFrom West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Hogbonu hasReligion Vodun
Mawu religion Vodun
Mawu religion West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Mawu-Lisa religion Vodun
Mawu-Lisa worshipTradition Fon Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Mawu-Lisa worshipTradition Ewe Vodun
linked to: Vodun
hounon religion Vodun
hounon associatedWith Vodun spirits
linked to: Vodun
Louisiana Voodoo hasCulturalOrigin West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Louisiana Voodoo associatedWithReligion West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Aja religion Vodun
Aja ethnicReligionInfluence Fon Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Aja ethnicReligionInfluence Ewe Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Houegbadja religion Vodun (traditional religion)
linked to: Vodun
Behanzin religion Vodun
Cuban Vodú influencedBy West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Agaja religion Vodun (traditional Fon religion)
linked to: Vodun
Python Temple religion Vodun
Python Temple religion West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Sacred Forest of Kpassè hasCulturalSignificance Vodun practitioners
linked to: Vodun
Sacred Forest of Kpassè associatedWith Ouidah Vodun traditions
linked to: Vodun
Sacred Forest of Kpassè associatedWith West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Aného religion Vodun
Mina people religion Vodun
Mina people traditionalReligion West African Vodun
linked to: Vodun
Nana Buruku veneratedIn Vodun
subject linked to: Nana Buruku (Nàná Bùrùkú)