Article: Voodoo in Haiti -- 'Serving the spirits ...'.(Originated from Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

HAITI. Voodoo in Haiti. 1956. (LON55124)
Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1956 ;     225 words ...Eve Arnold Magnum Photos 01-01-1956 HAITI. Voodoo in Haiti. 1956. Keywords: west indies america ... set of beliefs christianity religion religion sect voodoo haiti. voodoo. 1956. haiti. voodoo in haiti. 1956. 1956 Magnum ...

Article: Blood and terror cast their spell in the home of voodoo ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  February 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... capital, Port- au-Prince. Haiti has no conventional army - President ... chaos that long ago engulfed Haiti. The forests are gone for logging ... been spilled, but as always in Haiti since the days of "Papa Doc ... land long ago enchanted by its voodoo, that uniquely powerful blend ...

Article: Caught in the grip of voodoo politics. (Haiti)
U.S. News & World Report;  June 28, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... the Army, the loas, Haiti's ubiquitous spirits ... occupation of houngan, or voodoo priest. In his tiny ... in the 189 years since Haiti threw off French colonialism ... worsened the plight of Haiti's downtrodden people ... many Haitians turn to voodoo priests for help. One ...

Article: VOODOO, VIOLENCE IN HAITI SCHOLARS SAY INFLUENCE IS ...
The Boston Globe;  February 7, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... It is clear that to this day much of Haiti is controlled by a voodoo theocracy called Bizango," The Wall ... lived in Haiti, said, "To attribute Haiti's problems and Haiti's political crisis to voodoo is sheer and unadulterated bull ...

Article: Is Boukeman Voodoo Sacrifice Haiti's Boogie Man
Oakland Post;  October 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... be the day that the voodoo witchdoctors would lead Haiti in the re-ratification ... radio stations in Haiti to play voodoo music all day on August ... and celebrate the voodoo covenant is expected to occur January 1, Haiti's Day of Independece ...

Article: Haiti Officially Sanctions Voodoo
AP Online;  April 10, 2003 ;     651 words ... ... Haiti [image omitted] Haiti's government has officially sanctioned voodoo as a religion, allowing ... adherents, but millions in Haiti place faith in voodoo. The religion evolved ... the annual Souvenance voodoo festival. Haiti's government has ...

Article: Voodoo politics: Haiti.
The Economist (US);  May 21, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... will destroy you with our black voodoo powder." The Haitian border ... caught crossing a lake near Haiti's border with the Dominican ... Absurd, you might think. Yet Haiti's military rulers have thumbed ... subsistence farming, many of Haiti's 7m people are jobless and ...