RE100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Haitian Diaspora, Italian Diaspora, African Diaspora
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A living religion which has its roots in the slave and indigenous populations of haiti, which is evolving as its practitioners deal with new challenges. Religions/traditions of the descendants of african slaves outside of. Multiple roots: different african national religions, indigenous religions, christianity. Indigenous inhabitants since 4000 bce; at contact, mainly taino and carib. Hispaniola discovered in 1492 by spanish; later transferred to. Haitian revolution 1793-1804; became first independent black republic. Isolated by the colonial powers for decades, then occupied by the. 2010 earthquake (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Most haitians in canada immigrated to quebec. Bondye (god) lwa (spirits) humans: god doesn"t care, he"s too busy talk to the spirits. Lwa (spirits) are accessible, and can affect the world: vodouists serve the lwa in a relationship not worship or. Structure: catholic prayers/hymns, african prayers/hymns, salute the lwa (in order), offer songs, possession-performance. Relies on a law of similarity to connect an object involved in a.
