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The Afro-Caribbean Voodoo Religion
Like the Afro-Brazilian religions Candomblé, Umbanda, and Santería, the Afro-Caribbean Voodoo religion is one of the African sisters. While reading the article you explore the meaning of Voodoo and what it means. The article is also explaining how conjure and Voodoo originated in the motherland of Africa. Hundreds of organized entries on African history and people. Plus African-influenced aspects of life in the Americas. It also features influential preliminary essays on history, culture and religion, demography, international relations, economics and trade, and arts and literature. In doing so, it traces the multipart and continuous movement of peoples of African ancestry to the West, the procedure and lingering effects of colonization and
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