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ID: 300054591
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300054591

 

Record Type: concept
voodoo (generalized religious reference) (religions (belief systems, cultures), <religions and religious concepts>, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Popularized, general term for varied belief systems or rituals derived from African diaspora religions practiced in the Caribbean or southern United States, or in West Africa itself that combine elements of Roman Catholic ritual with traditional West African elements. It is recommended to avoid use of this term, but instead to reference more specific concepts such as Vodou, Vodun, or Voodoo (Mississippi River).
 
Terms:
voodoo (generalized religious reference) (preferred,C,U,PJ,English-P,D,U,N)
voodoo (generalized religious reference) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
voodooism (generalized religious reference) (C,U,LC,DE,English,UF,U,N)
Voodooist (generalized religious reference) (C,U,English,UF,U,A)
voodooist (generalized religious reference) (C,U,English,UF,U,A)
vaudoux (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
vodú (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
vondou (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
voodou (generalized religious reference) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
voodouism (generalized religious reference) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
voodu (generalized religious reference) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
voudon (generalized religious reference) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
voudoo (generalized religious reference) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
vudu (generalized religious reference) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
Voudou (generalized religious reference) (C,V,English,UF,U,N)
Voodou (generalized religious reference) (C,V,AU,English,UF,U,N)
Voudouism (generalized religious reference) (C,V,English,UF,U,N)
Voudooism (generalized religious reference) (C,V,English,UF,U,N)
Vudu (generalized religious reference) (C,V,English,UF,U,N)
Voodooism (Mississippi River) (C,V,DE,English,UF,U,N)
巫毒教 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
伏都教 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
巫道教 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
巫毒 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
wū dú jiào (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
wu du jiao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
wu tu chiao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
vaudou (Mississippi River) (C,U,French-P,UF,U,N)
vodu (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,SN)
vudú (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  B.BM

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Associated Concepts Facet
Associated Concepts Facet
Hierarchy of Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
.... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of <religions and religious concepts>
........ <religions and religious concepts> (G)
Hierarchy of religions (belief systems, cultures)
............ religions (belief systems, cultures) (G)
Hierarchy of voodoo (generalized religious reference)
................ voodoo (generalized religious reference) (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 源於西非的宗教,融合神學與巫術信仰及練習,含有羅馬天主教的儀式及肖像元素,存在於西非、海地及其他加勒比海地區,還有北美與南美的一些城市與地區,大部分的信徒具有非洲血統。 
Dutch ..... Godsdienst, oorspronkelijk uit West-Afrika, waarin theologische en magische overtuigingen en praktijken worden gecombineerd met rituele en iconografische elementen uit het rooms-katholicisme. Voodoo wordt beoefend in West-Afrika, op Haïti en in andere delen van het Caribisch gebied, alsook in sommige steden en gebieden in Noord- en Zuid-Amerika, voornamelijk door bevolkingsgroepen van Afrikaanse afkomst. 
Portuguese ..... Religião originada na África Ocidental, combinando crenças e práticas teológicas e mágicas com elementos rituais e iconográficos do catolicismo romano, praticado na África Ocidental, Haiti e outras áreas do Caribe, e algumas cidades e regiões da América do Norte e do Sul, principalmente por populações de Origem africana.  
Spanish ..... Religión originada en Africa Occidental, combinando creencias y prácticas teológicas y mágicas con elementos rituales e iconográficos del catolicismo romano, practicado en Africa Occidental, Haiti y otras áreas del Caribe, y algunas ciudades y regiones de América del Norte y Sur, primitivamente por poblaciones de origen africano. 

Related concepts:
distinguished from ....  Hoodoo (religion)
..................................  (religions (belief systems, cultures), <religions and religious concepts>, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) [300451771]
distinguished from ....  Vodou
..................................  (religions (belief systems, cultures), <religions and religious concepts>, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) [300451766]
distinguished from ....  Vodún
..................................  (African religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), ... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) [300451768]
distinguished from ....  voodoo (Mississippi River Valley)
..................................  (religions (belief systems, cultures), <religions and religious concepts>, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) [300456586]
focuses on ....  occult sciences
..................  (disciplines (concept), Disciplines (hierarchy name)) [300054587]

Sources and Contributors:
巫毒教............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  國家教育研究院-雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 28 July, 2014 July 31, 2012
...........  大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 July 31, 2012
伏都教............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...........  大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 July 31, 2012
...........  智慧藏百科全書網 July 31, 2012
巫道教............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...........  智慧藏百科全書網 July 31, 2012
巫毒............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...........  TELDAP database (2009-)
vaudou (Mississippi River)............  [VP]
...............................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Vodou," accessed 7 December 2006
vaudoux............  [VP]
.................  Drury, Dictionary of Mysticism (1985)
.................  Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
vodú............  [VP]
...........  Contributed as a candidate term Candidate comment -- AFRART -- 5/98; comment to change descriptor to "vodun" rejected; this UF accepted
...........  Del Caribe (1983-) Vol. 5, No. 14, 29, 1989. Wood, "Lo visual en sistema mågico-religisos: el vodú"
vodu............  [CVAA-BR Preferred]
...........  CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
vondou............  [VP]
.................  Drury, Dictionary of Mysticism (1985)
voodoo (generalized religious reference)............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
.................................................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................................................................  Drury, Dictionary of Mysticism (1985) 269
.................................................................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1991) 1:430
.................................................................  Encyclopedia of Religion (1987) 1:296
.................................................................  Hunter and Whitten, eds. Encyclopedia of Anthropology (1976)
.................................................................  Métraux, Voodoo in Haiti (1989) title
.................................................................  Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.................................................................  Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
.................................................................  RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................................................................  Seymour-Smith, Dictionary of Anthropology (1986)
.................................................................  Van Dale hedendaags Nederlands (1994)
.................................................................  Van Dale Ne-En (1991)
.................................................................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
voodooism (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.......................................................................  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.......................................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 7 December 2006
.......................................................................  Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
.......................................................................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
Voodooism (Mississippi River)............  [VP]
..................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) 2021052860; accessed 17 October 2023
Voodooist (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.......................................................................  Baer, The Black Spiritual Movement (2001)
voodooist (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.......................................................................  Baer, The Black Spiritual Movement (2001)
voodou (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.................................................................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
Voodou (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.................................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) 2021052860; accessed 17 October 2023
voodouism (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.......................................................................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
voodu (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.................................................................  Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
voudon (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.................................................................  Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
voudoo (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.................................................................  Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
Voudooism (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.......................................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) 2021052860; accessed 17 October 2023
Voudou (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.................................................................  Fandrich, Yoruba Influences, Journal of Balck Studies (2007) 775-791
Voudouism (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.......................................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) 2021052860; accessed 17 October 2023
vudu (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.................................................................  Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.................................................................  Seymour-Smith, Dictionary of Anthropology (1986)
vudú............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred]
...........  Diccionario Espasa. Religiones y creencias (1997) 850
...........  Nuevo Espasa Ilustrado 2000, Diccionario Enciclopédico (1999) 1763
...........  Rubio, Atlas de las Religiones del Mundo (1993) 211
Vudu (generalized religious reference)............  [VP]
.................................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) 2021052860; accessed 17 October 2023
wu du jiao............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
wū dú jiào............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
wu tu chiao............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................  TELDAP database (2009-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, CVAA-BR, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
............  Van Dale hedendaags Nederlands (1994)
............  Van Dale Ne-En (1991)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Desmangles, Replacing the Term, Journal of Haitian Studies (2012) 26-27
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.......... Falen, Vodún, Journal of Religion in Africa (2016) 482
.......... Fandrich, Yoruba Influences, Journal of Balck Studies (2007) 775-791
.......... Queen II, Encyclopedia of American Religious History [online edition] (2018) "Voodoo"; accessed 17 October 2023
.......... Viddal, Vodou and Voodoo, Nova Religio (1986) 1-5
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... TELDAP database (2009-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Van Dale hedendaags Nederlands (1994)
.......... Van Dale Ne-En (1991)
Portuguese .......... [CVAA-BR]
.......... CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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