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The religion of Okonkwo and his people

The religion of Okonkwo and his people. Voodoo is a West African word meaning 'spirit'; the original word was vodun . The basic ethos of the religion is that everything in the universe is connected.

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The religion of Okonkwo and his people

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  1. The religion of Okonkwo and his people

  2. Voodoo is a West African word meaning 'spirit'; the original word was vodun. • The basic ethos of the religion is that everything in the universe is connected. • Nothing happens by chance in this world, and there are no accidents. Everything that you do to one person you are doing to yourself, because you are that person. • What other religions does this sound like?

  3. The individual deities of voodoo have all the character of the gods of ancient Greece -- some capricious, some seductive, some full of wrath.

  4. Drumming is an integral part of voodoo ceremonies like this one in Benin, West Africa. The sound evokes the spirit and allows someone to become possessed by the deity.

  5. It is believed that an egwugwu or prophet can become one with the spirit of a god. Often through drumming and/or chanting, these people feel that the gods can speak through them. The gods can not be questioned.

  6. This is an example of a mask worn by an egwugwu

  7. This is a picture of nine egwugwu on their stools. These men are a lot like judges. They hear a case and decide on a plan of action.

  8. Dancer "channeling" ancestral spirits spins in a trance at an Egungun celebration in Cove, Benin. Men with sticks keep the dancer from getting close to others at the festival, because it's believed even the slightest touch from a dancer could kill.

  9. In the open-air market of Lome, Togo's capital, merchants sell the basics of life -- and that includes voodoo talismans known as "fetishes." They could be elaborate statues representing voodoo gods, or even dried animal heads and other animal parts, sold for medicine and their spiritual power.

  10. Monkey skulls are just a few of the animal parts for sale at the fetish market in Lome, Togo.

  11. In Things Fall Apart, fetishes of great healers are buried in the forest.

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