1 any substance or mixture of compounds that, added to a solution, is capable of neutralizing both acids and bases without appreciably changing the original acidity or alkalinity of the solution.  Also called buffer solution. a solution containing such a substance.
But the origins of witchcraft prosecution can be traced back to Europe centuries prior, when pre-Reformation courts first induced criminals to admit to heresy and witchcraft to exert social control through displays of harsh and often violent punishment.
1.1. Voodoo from Africa to the West Indies. Voodoo originated in the West Indies country of Haiti during the French Colonial Period, and it is still widely practiced in Haiti today. The foundations of Voodoo are the tribal religions of West Africa, brought to Haiti by slaves in the seventeenth century.oodoo came to the Americas a little over 250 years ago. The raids on the 'African Slave Coast' began about 1720 and thousand of Africans were sold into the West Indies, and also directly to New Orleans. Life for slaves in Louisiana under French and Spanish rule was full of misery and pain.