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Voodoo

Scope note

Religion originating in West Africa, combining theological and magical beliefs and practices with ritual and iconographic elements from Roman Catholicism, practiced in West Africa, Haiti and other areas in the Caribbean, and some cities and regions of North and South America, primarily by populations of African origin.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300054591

Broader Terms used

religions

Created

13yrs ago

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