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Voodoo And Witchcraft - Essays

Voodoo And Witchcraft

WITCHCRAFT VERSUS VOODOO

Voodoo and Witchcraft are considered the most maleficent practices in the world. A California based writer Starhawk remarked in “In the Popular Image”, “Witches and Voodooists of the past were old ugly hags riding over broomsticks and dancing nude, and in modern view, they are members of a Kooky cult which lacks the dignity of a true religion” (qtd. in Witchcraft Today A98). However, this stereotype public image aided by Hollywood movies is altogether counter to the real faces of these religions. In fact, both these religions are legitimate and have comparable genuine beliefs and practices such as monotheism, priesthood, spell casting and spirit ...

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be directly accessed by man but only through the aid of “Loa”. Loa are the spiritual beings that intercede between Man and Divine. Loa are the spirits of ancestors, deceased people, animals and some natural forces (“Voodoo Religion Rituals and Beliefs”).
Although the belief of one God is common in Voodoo and Witchcraft, yet general concept of priesthood makes them different from each other. In Voodoo, both men and women hold priesthood. The duties of priests are to hold the ceremonies to pacify the spirits, to arrange welcome rituals for the new followers, to make potions etc. On the other hand, Witchcraft is mainly a feminist religion. Although today it has male believers as well in addition to the female ones, yet the general concept suggests ‘female’ witches. By the 1980’s, the feminist Witchcraft became the fastest growing segment of the Craft. Z. Budapest, a leader of the Feminist Witch Movement, calls Witchcraft “The Women’s Religion”. She sees it as a faith in which men ...

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