The Journey of Vodou from Haiti to New Orleans: Catholicism, Slavery, the Haitian Revolution in Saint-Domingue, and It's Transition to New Orleans in the New World
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2015-12
Authors
Smith, Tyler Janae
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Abstract
In my thesis, I am going to delve into the origin of the religion we call Vodou, its influences, and its migration from Haiti to New Orleans from the 1700’s to the early 1800’s with a small focus on the current state of Vodou in New Orleans. I will start with referencing West Africa, and the religion that was brought from West Africa, and combined with Catholicism in order to form Vodou. From there I will discuss the effect a high Catholic population, slavery, and the Haitian Revolution had on the creation of Vodou. I also plan to discuss how Vodou has
changed with the change of the state of Catholicism, and slavery in New Orleans. As well as pointing out how Vodou has affected the formation of New Orleans culture, politics, and society.
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Haiti, New Orleans, Vodou, religion, African diaspora, Honors College
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Smith, T. J. (2015). The journey of Vodou from Haiti to New Orleans: Catholicism, slavery, the Haitian Revolution in Saint-Domingue, and it's transition to New Orleans in the new world (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.