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'''Louisiana Voodoo''', also known as '''New Orleans Voodoo''' is a term that is used for a form of the [[Voodoo]] spirituality which historically developed within the [[French language|French]]- and [[Louisiana Creole French]]-speaking [[African-American]] population of the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Louisiana]]. |
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An oft-mentioned historical figure in Louisiana Voodoo is [[Marie Laveau]]. |
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==History== |
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Louisiana Voodoo is often confused with - but is not completely separable from - Haitian [[Vodou]] and southeastern U.S. [[hoodoo]]. While it generally shares the same [[loa]] as Haitian Vodou, it lays a generally greater emphasis upon folk magic (as does hoodoo). This emphasis has become a spiritocultural marker for southern, Francophone Louisiana within the Western media, as it was through Louisiana Voodoo that such terms as [[gris-gris]] and [[voodoo doll]]s were introduced into the American lexicon. |
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In modern times, it has faced substantial derision from the Protestant Christian contingent of southern Louisiana's African-American population, as voodoo and folk magic have been portrayed as both evil and Satanic. |
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===[[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]]=== |
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With the destruction wrought on New Orleans and other parts of the [[Gulf Coast]], hundreds of thousands of individuals, including many Louisiana Voodoo practitioners, were driven to many different parts of the United States.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4967315 NPR - ''Katrina Disperses New Orleans' Voodoo Community'']</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Vodou]], for the Haitian tradition |
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* [[Voodoo]], for a general overview of the spirituality |
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==References== |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://www.neworleansvoodoocrossroads.com/ New Orleans Voodoo Crossroads] |
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* [http://www.houseofvoodoo.com/ House of Voodoo, New Orleans, Louisiana] |
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* [http://www.voodoomuseum.com/katrina.htm New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum] |
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[[Category:Vodou]] |
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[[Category:Afro-American religion]] |
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[[Category:Louisiana Voodoo]] |
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