Louisiana Voodoo
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<entity_1> (French: Vaudou louisianais), also known as <entity_0> describes a set of spiritual beliefs and practices developed from the traditions of the African diaspora in <entity_3>. <entity_5> is one of many incarnations of African-based spiritual folkways, rooted in West African Dahomeyan <entity_6>. <entity_5>'s liturgical language is <entity_3> Creole, one of the two main heritage languages (the other being <entity_3> French) of the <entity_3> Creole people. <entity_1> is often confused with Haitian Vodou and Deep Southern Hoodoo, but, while related to these forms of the <entity_4>, is a belief system of its own. It was through <entity_1> that such terms as gris-gris (a Wolof term) and "<entity_5> dolls"' were introduced into the American lexicon. <entity_5> was brought to French <entity_3> during the colonial period by enslaved sub-Saharan Africans from West Africa. <entity_5> practices were not only present in <entity_3> but across the general Mississippi Valley. <entity_5> queens, powerful female practitioners of the <entity_4> were known to exercise great power in their communities, and had the role of leading many of the ceremonial meetings and ritual dances. This is one of the earliest <entity_5> accounts of reanimation, leading to the myth of zombies in <entity_3>. In the early 21st century, <entity_5> has become part of the tourist attractions in New Orleans; commercial interests have sought to capitalize on popular interest in the <entity_4>. As a result of the fusion of Francophone culture and <entity_5> in <entity_3>, Creoles of color associated many <entity_5> spirits with the Christian saints known to preside over the same domain. For example, in the 1800s, <entity_3> newspapers typically portrayed <entity_5> practices in a negative way, with articles such as “Voodous on the Rampage”. Many superstitions also related to the practice of Hoodoo, developed within the <entity_5> tradition in <entity_3>. The New Orleans Spiritualist <entity_4> is a blend of Spiritualism, <entity_6>, <entity_2>, and Pentecostalism.
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