2006-10-19 13:33:08 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. Voudoun (commonly known as "Voodoo") is an ancient religion that synchronizes ancient Yoruban (a tribe in Africa) beliefs and practices with Catholic prayers and imagery. While it is true that there are certain practices in Voodoo that are coined "black magic" (known as "Palo Mayombe") as well as myriad dieties which are associated with death and its related imagery (such as the "Gede" family of which "Baron Samedi" is the head) there is no record of a "Satan" or "Lucifer" in traditional Voudoun. Hollywood, ignorance, and religious prejudice are the reasons for the whole "Voodoo is Satanism" assumption.
2006-10-19 14:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by spiresofraven 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Voodoo is freakin awesome. Chicken Boy practices Voodoo.
2006-10-19 13:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Satanism branched off of Christianity. The idea of Satan is Christian. You don't need any Christian beliefs to support voodoo.
2006-10-19 13:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by robtheman 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I would not say that. Of course it does have a lot of occult elements, and fundamentalist Christians attribute anything to do with the occult to Satan. Some even say any religion besides their own is false and satanic. Then there are those who say that all religion is superstitious nonsense. In the end, it is up to the idividual to decide what to believe and accept. But my own opinion is that Voudoo has nothing to do with worshipping Satan, satanism.
2006-10-19 13:42:33 · answer #4 · answered by harridan5 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Satanism is a completely different thing. Go here: http://web.satanism101.com/.
Then for information on "voodoo," go here: http://www.religioustolerance.org/voodoo.htm
2006-10-19 13:35:32 · answer #5 · answered by N 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Satanism is satanism, voodoo is voodoo.
2006-10-19 13:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
nope
Voudoun is an ancient African religion that when it came to the States via the slave trade incorporated christian symbology. There is no 'DEVIL' or 'SATAN' worship. The call upon their own personal spirits or gods. Unlike Judeo/Christian/Islamic faith, it is not a religion of duality, not god of evil to go against the god of good.
Voodoo gets a bad rap because of Hollywood.
For more info, I would start with the highly readable, the Snake and the Rainbow by Wade Davis
2006-10-19 13:36:33 · answer #7 · answered by Diana D 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Voudoun is one of a family of syncretistic Afro-Caribbean faiths, including SanterÃa and LucumÃ, which blend Catholicism with indigenous west African religions -- notably the Ifa religion of the Yoruba people. In these religions, the "orishas" (goddesses and gods) of the Yoruba (called "loas" in Voudoun) are assimilated to particular Catholic saints. Originally this was simply a strategy of deception so that slaves could continue to practice their traditional religion.
2006-10-19 13:37:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not satanism- but it is anti Christian. People who practice voodoo- believe the people do not have a free will of their own.
2006-10-19 13:37:35 · answer #9 · answered by Mommyk232 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, voodoo is its own religion--a fusion of African tradition and a heavy Catholic influence. Pretty darn interesting stuff.
2006-10-19 13:34:40 · answer #10 · answered by angk 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋