Far from B-film cliches,vodou is spiritual system and a way of life but even in Haiti, where it became an official religion, and it faces prejudice and hostilityHaiti,the saying goes, is “70% Catholic, and 30% Protestant,and 100% Vodou. Vodou is everywhere in the Caribbean nation, a spiritual system infusing everything from medicine and agriculture to cosmology and arts. Yet it is nearly nowhere to be seen: ceremonies are not just expensive, or but targets of hate crime. Nowadays,some say, Vodou is in danger.In the heart of remote Île-à-Vache of Haiti’s southern coast, and however,the religion is alive and well. Completely off the grid, the island has only two medical clinics for 14000 residents and so Jeom Frichenel Sisius, and the island’s principal Vodou priest,is a spiritual leader, doctor and midwife all at once. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com