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History Of The Voodoo Religion

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Jocks, preps, band nerds, wannabes, teacher’s pet, snobs, hippies, slackers. All teenagers are stereotyped as being lazy, ungrateful, selfish, clueless and disrespectful. But once you take the time to find out who a person truly is, you will realize a huge misunderstanding is present. Voodoo, a well-known religion, suffers from an extreme misconception of its history, its beliefs, and its rituals due to stereotypes. We must investigate the history of the Voodoo religion to fully comprehend it. According to Don Nardo, “Voodoo and its offshoots have their roots in the religions of West Africa” (Nardo 14). The basis of the religion is the tribal concept from West Africa delivered by slaves to Haiti (Nardo 12). Due to an act appearing in 1685,

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