Haitian Creole language

To believers, the African religion is strong and steadfast – possessing the power to help those in need, and provide strength to the weak. The tools of Ogun and Ocosi are powerful representations of the religion, and its meaning within the lives of believers. Ogun, the god of blacksmith, is a strong, muscular, and serious spirit symbolized by iron, whereas Ocosi is the god of hunting. Ocosi is a just, ambitious, and familial spirit symbolized mostly by a bow and arrow. The tools of these gods…

The Haitian Declaration of Independence, 1789 – 1804, by Laurent Dubois and John Garrigus is a translation concerning the ‘supposed’ Slave Revolution in the Caribbean. The significance of the account helps provide an historical account of the occupation of the island of Hispaniola, present day Haiti. Similarly, the context provides a clear mindset of the victims whose indulgence for 14 years of war, separation and lost culture clearly had enough. Interestingly enough, the source collaborates…

The French Revolution, from 1789 to 1799, was a revolution in France that occurred due to the frustration of the third estate. The Haitian Revolution, from 1791 to 1804, was a revolution in one of the French colonies, called St.Domingue (present-day Haiti). This revolution is mainly about how the enslaved Africans revolted against the brutal conditions in the Haiti sugar plantations. These two revolutions are connected because the events in France incited some of the major events in Haiti. For…

Creighton Buchanan Dr. Taylor English 1002 2/20/17 Religion in The Farming of the Bones Voodoo: a black religious cult practiced in the Caribbean and the southern US, combining elements of Roman Catholic ritual with traditional African magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession (Definition). Vodou is a mostly African based belief that means one must be connected to the past, present, and future of their soul. Hollywood and various other outlets…

overthrow of a sociopolitical regime that leads to change in the fundamental political and social institutions of a society.” At first glance, the Haitian Revolution appears to meet that criteria. The revolt lasted for thirteen brutal years, from 1791-1804, and it resulted in 62,000 dead Frenchmen and over 100,000 Haitians deaths. In the end, the Haitians reigned victorious and gained their independence. The sheer length, number of casualties, and overthrow of the French colonial government…

(2003). Medicine Across Cultures: History and Practice of Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Great Britain McCarthy Brown, K. (n.d). The Power to Heal: Haitian Women in Vodou. Retrieved from: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/ecofeminism/files/2012/05/The-Power-to-Heal.pdf McGrath, B. (1999). Swimming from Island to Island: healing Practice in Tonga. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 13, 483-505. Retrieved from:…

West-African Vodun and Western Catholicism Before we dive into the deep discussion of the relationships between West-African Vodun and Western Catholicism, it is important to understand why I chose to study West-African Vodun. I grew up in a very Lutheran area, but my parents did not raise me with religion. I never really fit in with the Lutheran churches in the area, and I knew that I didn 't believe in God. Although all of my friends were lutheran, and I would often go to church with them and…

The word Vodou, also known as Voodoo, means “spirit” or “deity” in the languages of West Africa. It is a religion that encompasses philosophy, medicine, and justice. The creator of both the universe and the spirits is understood to be the God of the Christian Bible; however, because the religion was established before people were able to read or write; therefore, there is no sacred text or central authority. Spanning centuries and continents the religion has morphed into hundreds of…

Jean Pierre Boyer was a mulatto of mixed African and European descent, who was educated in France and who tried to stop a severe decline in the Haitian economy. He served with the mulatto leader Alexandre Sabès Pétion and the black leader Henry Christophe after they had killed the Haitian independence leader and self-proclaimed emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1806. He then served with Pétion against Christophe, and, after these two leaders had died, he succeeded in unifying the country in…

To comprehend the allure that Voodoo has on people, I need to understand what Voodoo is and its origin. In the article, “ What is Voodoo? Understanding a Misunderstood Religion,” published by The Huffington Post, Saumya Arya Haas notes that Voodoo originated in West Africa 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. It is a combination of African, Catholic, and Native American religions. Voodoo has no scripture. Voodoo embraces the whole of human experience and is practiced by those who feel imperfect (Arya). I…