It has suffered from a bad press internationally but is an official religion in the West African country of Benin. In the voodoo heartland of Ouidah, the sound of drums fills the air, while men ...

And sacred African rituals honoring African deities ... or “Loa,” who in the Voodoo religion serve as intermediaries between practitioners and the higher god, known as “Bondye.” ...

Vodou is an African religion and comes from the word Fon which ... Alternative spellings of the religion include Vodun and Vodoun, but not Voodoo. The spelling Voodoo is considered "the ...