{"id":169045,"date":"2026-09-05T14:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169045"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:30:53","slug":"lwa-millimannaandar-vodu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/lwa-millimannaandar-vodu\/","title":{"rendered":"Lwa \u2013 millimannaandar ha\u00edt\u00edska vod\u00fa-tr\u00faarins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Lwa \u2013 millimannaandar milli Bondye og mannanna<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Andar<\/span>vod\u00fa<\/a>Millimannaandar<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lwa eru hin mi\u00f0l\u00e6gu andaverur ha\u00edt\u00edska vod\u00fa-tr\u00faarins. \u00deeir mi\u00f0la milli hins fjarl\u00e6ga skaparagu\u00f0s Bondye og hinna lifandi og koma fram \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldum Nanchon, fyrst og fremst Rada og Petwo, \u00e1 kerfisbundinn h\u00e1tt. \u00cd gegnum andsetningu, f\u00f3rnir<\/span> og \u00fej\u00f3nustu eru \u00feeir \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0ugum samskiptum vi\u00f0 tr\u00faa\u00f0a.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lwa, \u00ed eldri stafsetningu einnig Loa, myndar tr\u00faarlegan kjarna ha\u00edt\u00edska vod\u00fa-tr\u00faarins. \u00deeir eru ekki gu\u00f0ir \u00ed skilningi loka\u00f0rar go\u00f0averaldar, heldur millimannaandar sem mi\u00f0la milli skaparagu\u00f0sins Bondye og heims mannanna.<\/p>

Bondye er talinn alm\u00e1ttugur en jafnframt fjarl\u00e6gur og a\u00f0ger\u00f0alaus: hann skapa\u00f0i heiminn en gr\u00edpur ekki beint inn \u00ed daglegt l\u00edf.<\/p>

Tr\u00faarleg i\u00f0kun sn\u00fdr \u00fev\u00ed n\u00e6r algj\u00f6rlega a\u00f0 Lwa, sem er upplifa\u00f0 sem a\u00f0gengilegt, \u00e1varpanlegt og virkt. \u00cd tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0um er \u00feetta samband oft l\u00fdst me\u00f0 hugtakinu deus otiosus<\/em>, hinum a\u00f0ger\u00f0alausa gu\u00f0i, sem l\u00e6tur virk milliv\u00f6ld taka vi\u00f0 hlutverkum s\u00ednum.<\/p>

Vod\u00fa-tr\u00fain var\u00f0 til \u00ed hinu k\u00f3l\u00f3n\u00edska Saint-Domingue \u00far samruna vestur-afr\u00edskra tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0a, s\u00e9rstaklega fr\u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0um sem \u00ed dag eru Ben\u00edn, T\u00f3g\u00f3 og N\u00edger\u00eda, auk Kong\u00f3-sv\u00e6\u00f0isins, og ka\u00fe\u00f3lskrar tr\u00faar franskra \u00fer\u00e6lahaldara.<\/p>

Lwa bera n\u00f6fn og einkenni afr\u00edskra gu\u00f0a en hafa me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum runni\u00f0 saman vi\u00f0 ka\u00fe\u00f3lska d\u00fdrlinga. \u00deessi samruni er ekki einf\u00f6ld dulb\u00faningsa\u00f0fer\u00f0, heldur sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0 tr\u00faarleg sam\u00fe\u00e6tting sem lifir \u00e1fram til dagsins \u00ed dag.<\/p>

Innan vod\u00fa-tr\u00faarins<\/a> eru Lwa hvorki hreint g\u00f3\u00f0ir n\u00e9 illir. \u00deeir hafa pers\u00f3nuleika, \u00f3skir, veikleika og kr\u00f6fur.<\/p>

Ma\u00f0urinn stendur \u00ed gagnkv\u00e6mu skuldbindingasambandi vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1: s\u00e1 sem erfir e\u00f0a tekur vi\u00f0 Lwa skuldar honum \u00fej\u00f3nustu, og Lwa skuldar \u00e1 m\u00f3ti stu\u00f0ning. \u00deessi gagnkv\u00e6mni a\u00f0greinir vod\u00fa-tr\u00fana verulega fr\u00e1 tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0um \u00fear sem tilbei\u00f0sla er einhli\u00f0a upp \u00e1 vi\u00f0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nafn og or\u00f0sifjar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Or\u00f0i\u00f0 Lwa<\/em> er tali\u00f0, samkv\u00e6mt algengri kenningu, dregi\u00f0 af hugtaki \u00far Kwa-m\u00e1lum Vestur-Afr\u00edku, \u00fear sem tengd or\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a andi<\/span> e\u00f0a go\u00f0vera<\/span>.<\/p>

Eldri ranns\u00f3knir tengdu hugtaki\u00f0 einnig vi\u00f0 franska or\u00f0i\u00f0 loi<\/em>, l\u00f6g, sem \u00ed dag er tali\u00f0 al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0usk\u00fdring. Ha\u00edt\u00ed-kre\u00f3lska stafsetningin Lwa<\/em> hefur a\u00f0 mestu leyti teki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 af eldri, fr\u00f6nskuskotinni mynd Loa<\/em> \u00ed fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum ritum.<\/p>

Auk samheitisins Lwa eru til fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg \u00f6nnur heiti sem gefa til kynna hlutverk og uppruna anda. Nanchon<\/em>, af franska or\u00f0inu nation<\/em>, v\u00edsar til fj\u00f6lskyldna e\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0a Lwa og bendir \u00e1 mismunandi afr\u00edskan uppruna. \u00de\u00e6r helstu eru Rada og Petwo.<\/p>

Rada-Lwa eru taldir kaldir, \u00edhugunarsamir og tengdir dahomeyskum og yoruba-tengdum hef\u00f0um. Petwo-Lwa eru taldir heitir, hra\u00f0ir og \u00e1kve\u00f0nir; nafn \u00feeirra er oft tengt s\u00f6gulegri pers\u00f3nu a\u00f0 nafni Don Pedro og er tengt k\u00f3l\u00f3n\u00edskri reynslu af h\u00f6rku og andst\u00f6\u00f0u.<\/p>

Einstaka Lwa bera s\u00e9rn\u00f6fn sem gefa til kynna \u00e1hrifasvi\u00f0 \u00feeirra. Titlarnir Papa<\/em> e\u00f0a Manman<\/em> koma oft fyrir og undirstrika fj\u00f6lskyldun\u00e1nd, auk vir\u00f0ingarheita eins og Met<\/em>, meistari. Fj\u00f6lbreytni nafnanna endurspeglar \u00fe\u00e1 sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 vod\u00fa-tr\u00fain hefur ekkert mi\u00f0l\u00e6gt kennivald og hefur \u00fer\u00f3ast me\u00f0 mismunandi h\u00e6tti eftir sv\u00e6\u00f0um, fj\u00f6lskyldum og einst\u00f6kum hofum<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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L\u00fdsing og birtingarmyndir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lwa hafa ekki eina samr\u00e6mda mynd. \u00deeir birtast fyrst og fremst \u00ed tveimur formum: \u00ed t\u00e1knr\u00e6num merkjum sem eru notu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 kalla \u00fe\u00e1 fram, og \u00ed l\u00edkamlegri n\u00e1vist me\u00f0an \u00e1 andsetningu stendur.<\/p>

S\u00e9rhver Lwa hefur s\u00edna Veve<\/em>, fl\u00f3ki\u00f0 jar\u00f0art\u00e1kn sem er dreift \u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0ina me\u00f0 hveiti, \u00f6sku e\u00f0a kaffidufti me\u00f0an \u00e1 ath\u00f6fninni<\/span> stendur og kallar \u00fear me\u00f0 fram andann<\/span>. Veve-t\u00e1knin eru ekki einf\u00f6ld t\u00e1kn heldur eru talin virk tengsl milli heima.<\/p>

Hverjum Lwa eru \u00e1kve\u00f0in einkenni eignu\u00f0: litir, matur, drykkir, dansar, hrynjandi, vikudagar og hlutir. \u00deessi tengsl gera tr\u00fau\u00f0um kleift a\u00f0 \u00feekkja anda<\/span> og \u00fej\u00f3na honum r\u00e9ttilega. Lwa sem krefst reykjar\u00e1halds, k\u00fds s\u00e9r \u00e1kve\u00f0inn drykk e\u00f0a dansar tilteki\u00f0 dansspor gefur sig \u00feannig til kynna.<\/p>

\u00cd andsetningu r\u00ed\u00f0ur Lwa hinum tr\u00faa\u00f0a, \u00feess vegna er ma\u00f0urinn kalla\u00f0ur chwal<\/em>, hestur. Andinn<\/span> talar, bor\u00f0ar, dansar og athafnar sig \u00ed gegnum l\u00edkama hins andsetna, sem s\u00ed\u00f0an hefur venjulega enga minningu um \u00fea\u00f0 sem ger\u00f0ist.<\/p>

Ka\u00fe\u00f3lska myndheimurinn veitir enn eina birtingarmynd: \u00e1 alt\u00f6rum vod\u00fa-tr\u00faarins stendur litprenta\u00f0ar myndir d\u00fdrlinga sem eru samt\u00edmis taldar mynd hins tiltekna Lwa. \u00deessi tv\u00f6falda merking einnar myndar er einkennandi fyrir tr\u00faarlega reynslu \u00ed vod\u00fa-tr\u00fanni og er ekki upplifu\u00f0 sem m\u00f3ts\u00f6gn af tr\u00fau\u00f0um.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Go\u00f0s\u00f6gn og arfleif\u00f0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Vodou hefur enga helgirit og enga kerfisbundi\u00f0 ra\u00f0a\u00f0a go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span>. Munnleg arfleif\u00f0<\/span> lifir \u00ed s\u00f6ngvum, b\u00e6num, dansi, s\u00f6gum og \u00ed starfsemi hofa<\/span>. Lwa birtast \u00fear minna \u00ed samfelldri sk\u00f6punars\u00f6gu en \u00ed fj\u00f6lda einstakra fr\u00e1sagna sem \u00fatsk\u00fdra e\u00f0li og starfssvi\u00f0 hvers anda.<\/p>

Um Bondye, skapara gu\u00f0inn, eru varla til nokkrar s\u00f6gur; fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 hans gerir hann s\u00f6gulega litlausan. Go\u00f0sagnaorkan safnast um Lwa. \u00deannig er Danbala, sn\u00e1ksvera, talinn elstur anda<\/span> og var\u00f0veitandi hinnar alheimslegu \u00feekkingar, en regnbogaveran Ayida Wedo er f\u00f6runautur hans.<\/p>

Papa Legba stendur v\u00f6r\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vegam\u00f3t og hli\u00f0 milli heima; \u00e1n leyfis hans getur enginn annar Lwa n\u00e1lgast, og \u00feess vegna er hann heilsa\u00f0ur fyrstur \u00ed upphafi hverrar athafnar<\/span>.<\/p>

Kouzen Zaka, Lwa akuryrkjunnar, birtist sem hrj\u00fafur b\u00f3ndi me\u00f0 str\u00e1t\u00f6sku og p\u00edpu; Agwe er talinn herra hafsins, skipa og au\u00f0leg\u00f0ar; Ezili Freda birtist sem gl\u00e6silega kl\u00e6dd kona og er \u00edmynd \u00e1star, fegur\u00f0ar og l\u00faxus, me\u00f0an hin bardagaf\u00fasa Ezili Dantor tilheyrir Petwo-fj\u00f6lskyldunni og stendur fyrir m\u00f3\u00f0urlega h\u00f6rku og verndun.<\/p>

Ogou, andi<\/span> j\u00e1rns, herna\u00f0ar og valds, er oft tengdur heil\u00f6gum Jakobi.<\/p>

Fj\u00f6lskylda Gede, andar hinna d\u00e1nu, standa fyrir dau\u00f0ann en einnig fyrir gr\u00f3flega l\u00edfsgle\u00f0i og or\u00f0heppni; h\u00f6fu\u00f0 \u00feeirra, Bawon Samdi, vakir \u00ed kj\u00f3lfrakka og p\u00edpuhatt yfir kirkjugar\u00f0i og gr\u00f6f og er einnig talinn hj\u00e1lpari \u00ed \u00feungum sj\u00fakd\u00f3mum, \u00fev\u00ed engin manneskja deyr \u00e1n leyfis hans.<\/p>

\u00deessar s\u00f6gur eru ekki fullkomna\u00f0ar, heldur eru \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00edfellt endurvaktar \u00ed ath\u00f6fninni<\/span>. Munnleg arfleif\u00f0<\/span> er \u00feannig s\u00ed\u00f0ur fastur textasafn en lifandi ferli, \u00fear sem Lwa taka sj\u00e1lfir til m\u00e1ls \u00ed gegnum andsetningu og halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 skrifa eigin s\u00f6gu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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D\u00fdrkun og tilbei\u00f0sla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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D\u00fdrkun<\/span> Lwa fer fram \u00ed Ounfo<\/em>, Vodou-hofinu<\/span>, sem er stj\u00f3rna\u00f0 af Oungan<\/em> e\u00f0a Manbo<\/em>, prestinum e\u00f0a prestskonunni.<\/p>

\u00cd mi\u00f0junni stendur poto-mitan<\/em>, a\u00f0alst\u00f6ngin, sem talin er vera \u00e1sinn sem Lwa fara upp og ni\u00f0ur eftir milli heims s\u00edns og heims mannanna. Um hana sn\u00fdst trommusl\u00e1tta, dans og s\u00f6ngur.<\/p>

Ath\u00f6fnin<\/span> fylgir fastri r\u00f6\u00f0. H\u00fan hefst me\u00f0 ka\u00fe\u00f3lskum b\u00e6num og Priye Ginen<\/em>, langri \u00e1k\u00f6lluninni<\/span>, sem heilsar fyrst Rada-Lwa og s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00f6\u00f0rum fj\u00f6lskyldum. Trommur kalla andana fram me\u00f0 vi\u00f0eigandi hlj\u00f3\u00f0falli, Veve eru teiknu\u00f0, f\u00e6\u00f0u- og d\u00fdraf\u00f3rnir eru fram bornar.<\/p>

H\u00e1punkturinn er andsetning: \u00deegar Lwa n\u00e6r t\u00f6kum \u00e1 vi\u00f0st\u00f6ddum er hann kl\u00e6ddur og \u00fatb\u00fainn me\u00f0 eiginleikum andans, \u00feannig a\u00f0 samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 getur tala\u00f0 beint vi\u00f0 Lwa, spurt hann spurninga og be\u00f0i\u00f0 hann um b\u00e6nir.<\/p>

Tilbei\u00f0slan er einnig heimilisleg. Margar fj\u00f6lskyldur halda heimilisaltar og r\u00e6kta Lwa sem gengur \u00ed arf milli kynsl\u00f3\u00f0a.<\/p>

Mikilv\u00e6gir \u00e1fangar eru v\u00edgslan<\/span>, kanzo<\/em>, sem bindur mann fastar vi\u00f0 Lwa og tekur hann inn \u00ed hofs\u00fej\u00f3nustu, sem og dau\u00f0aathafnir \u00fear sem l\u00edfsorka hins l\u00e1tna er s\u00f3tt \u00far vatninu og var\u00f0veitt innan fj\u00f6lskyldunnar.<\/p>

Almanaki\u00f0 tengir Lwa vi\u00f0 ka\u00fe\u00f3lskar h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ir, \u00feannig a\u00f0 tilbei\u00f0slan er innfelld \u00ed \u00e1rshringinn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Verndara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og fr\u00e1hrindandi t\u00e1kn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00cd Vodou er v\u00f6rn ekki hli\u00f0aratri\u00f0i, heldur eitt af meginverkefnum Lwa. S\u00e1 sem \u00fej\u00f3nar anda<\/span> af tr\u00fafestu v\u00e6ntir hj\u00e1lpar hans gegn \u00f3heill, sj\u00fakd\u00f3mum, f\u00e9lagslegri h\u00e6ttu og gegn afskiptum illgjarnra m\u00e1ttarvalda. V\u00f6rnin er ekki hugsu\u00f0 sem \u00f3hlutbundin, heldur \u00e1\u00fereifanleg: \u00ed gegnum hluti, athafnir og bindingar.<\/p>

Me\u00f0al algengra venja er pwen<\/em>, sam\u00fejappa\u00f0ur kraftpunktur sem \u00e1 a\u00f0 veita v\u00f6rn e\u00f0a styrk, auk l\u00edtilla verndarp\u00fa\u00f0a og verndargripa sem eru blessa\u00f0ir og tengdir Lwa.<\/p>

\u00c1kve\u00f0nir Lwa eru taldir s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1byrgir: Andi<\/span> sem vaktir vegam\u00f3t opnar og \u00f6ryggir tengingu milli heima; str\u00ed\u00f0sandar Petwo-fj\u00f6lskyldunnar eru be\u00f0nir um v\u00f6rn \u00ed ney\u00f0. Veve hafa sj\u00e1lf verndandi hlutverk, \u00fear sem \u00feau tryggja skipulagt og stj\u00f3rna\u00f0 a\u00f0gengi andanna.<\/p>

Tr\u00fafr\u00e6\u00f0ilega er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 benda \u00e1 a\u00f0 Vodou dregur enga skarpa l\u00ednu milli verndargaldurs og ska\u00f0legs galdurs. S\u00f6mu mi\u00f0larnir geta veri\u00f0 nota\u00f0ir eftir \u00e1setningi, sem gerir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 verkum a\u00f0 tengsl vi\u00f0 Lwa og si\u00f0fer\u00f0ileg \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00feess sem framkv\u00e6mir ath\u00f6fnina eru \u00ed brennidepli \u00fat fr\u00e1 sj\u00f3narhorni \u00feeirra sem taka \u00fe\u00e1tt.<\/p>

Myndin af t\u00edtuprj\u00f3nad\u00fakkunni sem er algeng \u00ed kvikmyndum er ekki hluti af ha\u00edt\u00edsku Vodou, heldur er h\u00fan d\u00e6miger\u00f0 d\u00e6mi um vins\u00e6la menningarsk\u00f6pun. Fr\u00e1hrekjandi ath\u00e6fi \u00ed Vodou sn\u00fdst um bindingu og tengsl, ekki einangra\u00f0a galdragripi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Saga og lei\u00f0ir arfleif\u00f0ar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lwa eru afrakstur langs s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00f3unar. \u00cd n\u00fdlendunni Saint-Domingue m\u00e6ttust einstaklingar fr\u00e1 mj\u00f6g mismunandi sv\u00e6\u00f0um Afr\u00edku og myndu\u00f0u, undir skilyr\u00f0um \u00fer\u00e6lahalds, n\u00fdtt tr\u00faarlegt ath\u00e6fi.<\/p>

Nanchon Rada var\u00f0veitir fyrst og fremst arfleif\u00f0 Dahomey-konungd\u00f3msins og hef\u00f0a n\u00e1skyldra J\u00f3r\u00fabam\u00f6nnum, en Nanchon Petwo ber sterkari einkenni fr\u00e1 Kong\u00f3sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og er talin m\u00f3tu\u00f0 \u00e1 ha\u00edt\u00edskri grundu. Ka\u00fe\u00f3lsk tr\u00fabo\u00f0sstarfsemi \u00fer\u00e6lahaldara lag\u00f0i til d\u00fdrlingamyndir, h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0isdaga og b\u00e6nir sem felldar voru inn \u00ed vodou.<\/p>

Ha\u00edt\u00edska byltingin, sem leiddi til sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0is \u00e1ri\u00f0 1804, er n\u00e1tengd vodou. Munnm\u00e6lahef\u00f0in<\/span> l\u00edtur \u00e1 ath\u00f6fnina<\/span> \u00ed Bois Ca\u00efman \u00e1ri\u00f0 1791 sem upphaf uppreisnarinnar, en um \u00fea\u00f0 er fjalla\u00f0 \u00ed ranns\u00f3knum sem s\u00f6guleg minning hla\u00f0in t\u00e1knr\u00e6nni merkingu.<\/p>

Eftir sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 var vodou langt\u00edmum saman ofs\u00f3tt e\u00f0a ford\u00e6mt, b\u00e6\u00f0i af ka\u00fe\u00f3lsku kirkjunni og um t\u00edma af r\u00edkinu. Herfer\u00f0ir gegn hj\u00e1tr\u00fa \u00e1 20. \u00f6ld ey\u00f0il\u00f6g\u00f0u hof<\/span> og helgigripi.<\/p>

Tr\u00fain var\u00f0veittist \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1n rofs, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan er ekki bundin textum heldur fj\u00f6lskyldum, hofum<\/span> og ke\u00f0ju innv\u00edgslna.<\/p>

\u00deekkingin \u00e1 einst\u00f6kum Lwa, s\u00f6ngvum \u00feeirra, hlj\u00f3\u00f0falli og veve er mi\u00f0la\u00f0 munnlega og verklega, fr\u00e1 Oungan e\u00f0a Manbo til hinna innv\u00edg\u00f0u. \u00deessi tegund munnm\u00e6lahef\u00f0ar<\/span> \u00fatsk\u00fdrir jafnframt hina miklu sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnu og fj\u00f6lskyldutengdu fj\u00f6lbreytni vodou.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum menningarheimum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lwa eru hluti af v\u00ed\u00f0fe\u00f0mu neti tengdra afr\u00edku-amer\u00edskra tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0a. \u00cd k\u00fabverskri Santer\u00eda e\u00f0a Regla de Ocha eru \u00feeim samsvarandi Orisha, \u00ed brasil\u00edsku Candombl\u00e9 einnig Orix\u00e1s. \u00dear m\u00e1 einnig finna samruna afr\u00edskra gu\u00f0a og ka\u00fe\u00f3lskra d\u00fdrlinga, andsetningu sem mi\u00f0l\u00e6ga reynslu og skipulag andanna \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldur e\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir.<\/p>

\u00deessi tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0 deila sameiginlegri vestur-afr\u00edskri r\u00f3t og samb\u00e6rilegri s\u00f6gu n\u00fdlendut\u00edma uppruna s\u00edns.<\/p>

Skipulagslega samb\u00e6rileg er hugmyndin um fjarl\u00e6gan skapara gu\u00f0, en verkefni hans eru tekin yfir af virkum millim\u00e1ttum. Sl\u00edkt mynstur birtist \u00ed m\u00f6rgum vestur-afr\u00edskum tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0um, me\u00f0al annars hj\u00e1 J\u00f3r\u00fabam\u00f6nnum me\u00f0 Olodumare og Orisha. Utan Afr\u00edku \u00feekkir tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0asagan einnig fyrirmyndina um andaveru sem mi\u00f0lar milli \u00e6\u00f0sta gu\u00f0s og manna.<\/p>

Andsetning sem skipulagt, helgisi\u00f0abundi\u00f0<\/span> og f\u00e9lagslega vi\u00f0urkennt form tr\u00faarlegrar reynslu tengir vodou vi\u00f0 transtr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0 um allan heim.<\/p>

\u00cd samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 d\u00fdrlinga ka\u00fe\u00f3lskrar tr\u00faar m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 l\u00edkindi \u00ed hlutverki, \u00fear sem s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0ur millima\u00f0ur sinnir afm\u00f6rku\u00f0um svi\u00f0um l\u00edfsins, en munurinn er \u00e1fram s\u00e1 a\u00f0 Lwa koma fram sem sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ir, kr\u00f6fuhar\u00f0ir andar og ekki sem framli\u00f0nir fyrirmyndarmenn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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N\u00fat\u00edmavi\u00f0t\u00f6kur og ranns\u00f3knir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Vodou er enn \u00ed dag lifandi tr\u00fa sem st\u00f3r hluti \u00edb\u00faa Ha\u00edt\u00ed i\u00f0kar, oft samhli\u00f0a ka\u00fe\u00f3lskri tr\u00fa. \u00c1ri\u00f0 2003 var h\u00fan vi\u00f0urkennd sem tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0 af ha\u00edt\u00edska r\u00edkinu.<\/p>

Me\u00f0 ha\u00edt\u00edsku dreifingunni hefur vodou, og me\u00f0 honum d\u00fdrkun<\/span> Lwa, brei\u00f0st \u00fat til Nor\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku og Evr\u00f3pu, \u00fear sem hann a\u00f0lagast n\u00fdjum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>

V\u00edsindalegar ranns\u00f3knir h\u00f3fust \u00e1 20. \u00f6ld me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum verkum. Alfred M\u00e9traux lag\u00f0i fram me\u00f0 ranns\u00f3kn sinni heildaryfirlit sem enn \u00ed dag er tali\u00f0 grundvallarrit. Maya Deren tengdi saman \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6kuathugun og b\u00f3kmenntalega \u00fe\u00e9tta t\u00falkun \u00e1 andsetningu.<\/p>

Karen McCarthy Brown setti me\u00f0 ranns\u00f3kn sinni \u00e1 prestskonu \u00ed dreifingunni einstaka tr\u00faarlega l\u00edfss\u00f6gu \u00ed brennidepil. La\u00ebnnec Hurbon greindi vodou \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu, valdatengsl og skynjun n\u00fdlendut\u00edmans.<\/p>

Endurteki\u00f0 \u00feema \u00ed ranns\u00f3knum er lei\u00f0r\u00e9tting \u00feeirrar skekktu myndar sem n\u00fdlendub\u00f3kmenntir, fer\u00f0afr\u00e1sagnir og Hollywood-myndir hafa dregi\u00f0 upp af vodou.<\/p>

Vins\u00e6l einf\u00f6ldun ni\u00f0ur \u00ed ska\u00f0agaldur og hryllingsmyndir gerir ekki tr\u00faarbr\u00f6g\u00f0um r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ti, en kjarni \u00feeirra felst \u00ed tengslum manna og Lwa, skyldunni til \u00fej\u00f3nustu og upplifun af samf\u00e9lagslegri n\u00e6rveru andanna. N\u00fdleg verk leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0i, a\u00f0l\u00f6gunarh\u00e6fni og innri fj\u00f6lbreytni vodou og taka raddir i\u00f0kendanna sj\u00e1lfra alvarlega.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Heimildir (\u00farval)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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