Historical Background Note for Volume 1, Chapters 8-9: Petión’s
vodou (voodoo) lingo represents reasonably accurate usage of such terms and “reasoning” on such topics. A
houngan is a vodou priest, whereas a
bokor delves into the darker aspects, including the reanimation of the dead. The
lwa (also called
loa), or spirit, is not analogous to a person’s “soul,” as in major religions, but is closer to an angel, an intermediary entity between humans and Bondye, the Creator.
Lwas are summoned by a
vodou priest, whereupon they “mount” a nearby participant, in this case, the disembodied head of Dr. Hogalum.
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