West African Vodún
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Vodún, Vodu, or vodunsinsen is an African traditional religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. There is no central authority in control of the religion a
Vodunsis at a ceremony. A Vodunsi is someone belonging to and under the full protection of a Vodun spirit
A Vodun priest in Benin photographed in 2018
A Vodún shrine in Grand-Popo, Benin, in 2017
A Vodun altar in Abomey, Benin in 2008
Haitian Vodou
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Haitian Vodou is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between several traditional religions of West and C
West African Vodún
…were among the enslaved Africans transported to the Americas. There, their traditional religions influenced the development of new religions such as Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, and Brazilian Candomblé Jejé. Attempted suppression of Vodún came with the Christianisation projects of the 19th century and Benin's…
A sequined drapo flag, by Haitian artist Georges Valris, depicting the vèvè symbol of the lwa Loko Atison; these symbols play an important role in Vodou ritual.
Vodou paraphernalia for sale at the Marché de Fer (Iron Market) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
An oungan (Vodou priest) with another practitioner at a ceremony in Haiti in 2011
A selection of ritual items used in Vodou practice on display in the Canadian Museum of Civilization