Louisiana Voodoo

GPTKB entity

Statements (97)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:New_Orleans_Voodoo
gptkbp:features gptkb:music
gptkb:prophecy
public ceremonies
altars
ancestor worship
offerings
priests
secret societies
spirit veneration
priestesses
healing rituals
ritual drumming
possession by spirits
ritual dancing
use of charms
use of dolls
use of gris-gris
use of potions
gptkbp:hasClergy gptkb:Voodoo_Priest
gptkb:Voodoo_Priestess
gptkb:Voodoo_Queen
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:magic
curse
luck
protection
syncretism
healing
spirit possession
ancestor reverence
gptkbp:hasFestival gptkb:All_Saints'_Day
gptkb:All_Souls'_Day
gptkb:St._John's_Eve
gptkbp:hasRitualLanguage gptkb:French
English
Creole
gptkbp:hasSacredDirection gptkb:intersection
east
north
south
west
gptkbp:hasSacredText gptkb:oral_tradition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louisiana Voodoo
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkb:West_African_Vodun
gptkb:Haitian_Vodou
Creole culture
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Erzulie
gptkb:Marie_Laveau_(as_a_spirit)
gptkb:Papa_La_Bas
gptkb:Baron_Samedi
gptkb:Damballa
gptkb:Legba
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Dr._John
gptkb:Marie_Laveau
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:African-American
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkb:Creoles
descendants of enslaved Africans
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Santería
gptkb:West_African_Vodun
gptkb:Candomblé
gptkb:Haitian_Vodou
gptkb:Hoodoo
gptkb:Obeah
gptkbp:sacredAnimal gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:bird
gptkb:livestock
gptkb:cat
gptkbp:sacredColor black
blue
red
white
yellow
gptkbp:sacredNumber 3
7
9
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:intersection
drums
altars
candles
offerings
amulets
herbs
gris-gris bag
voodoo doll
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:St._Louis_Cemetery_No._1
public spaces
Bayous
home altars
churches (syncretized)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yoruba_religion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4