Dabbling with the unknown can be quite terrifying, especially when it comes to other customs, religions or spiritual practices that seem 'odd' in comparison to what we know. Voodoo is a perfect ...

Max Gesner Beauvoir, the supreme chief of the voodoo religion, died at the age of 79 in the Haitian capital, his relatives announced. Beauvoir, a biochemist by training, was named in 2008 the ...

Headlines early last month, announcing the enthronement of what the New York Times called “Voodoo’s Pope,” drew attention to one of the world’s most misunderstood and frequently maligned religions.

Vodun is an ancient religion practiced by some 30 million people in the West African nations of Benin, Togo and Ghana. With its countless deities, animal sacrifice and spirit possession, voodoo — as ...

Sign up for Reckon’s latest weekly newsletter covering the three topics never to be discussed at the dinner table. Enter your email to subscribe to Matter of Faith ...

NMAF copy 39088019239706 gift from the collection of Lonnie G. Bunch III. "The racialized and exoticized cult of Voodoo occupies a central place in the popular image of the Crescent City. But as Kodi ...