Lwa
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lwa-222-3956548
title:
Lwa
text:
Lwa, also called loa, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou and Dominican Vudú. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive their identities in part from deities venerated in the traditional religions of West Africa, especially those of the Fon and Yoruba. In Haitian Vodou, the lwa serve as intermediaries between humanity and Bondye, a transcendent creator divinity. Vodouists believe that over a thousand lwa exi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Haitian Vodou spirits
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lwa
date created:
2001-09-28T09:22:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T10:11:22Z
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