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Oungan (also
written as houngan) is the term for a male
priest in
Haitian Vodou (a
female priest is
known as a mambo). The term is
derived from Gbe languages...
- tradition,
Vodouists commonly venerate the lwa at an ounfò (temple), run by an
oungan (priest) or
manbo (priestess). Alternatively,
Vodou is also
practised within...
- A
manbo (also
written as mambo) is a
priestess (as
opposed to a
oungan, a male priest) in the
Haitian Vodou religion.
Haitian Vodou's
conceptions of priesthood...
- I, me, my,
myself nimewo /nimewo/ French: numéro, lit. 'number'
number oungan /ũɡã/ Fon:
houngan vodou priest piman /pimã/ French:
piment a very hot pepper...
- He
executes judgment on
those who
cannot keep
their word,
including any
oungan or
mambo who
cannot keep the
secrets of
voodoo from the uninitiated. L'inglesou...
-
ritual within the religion,
conducted both
communally and in the home. An
oungan (priest) or
manbo (priestess) will also
organize an
annual feast for their...
- Port-au-Prince, Mama Lola
descended from
multiple generations of
manbos and
oungans (Haitian
Vodou priests). She took up the
duties of a
manbo herself when...
-
rattle wielded by the
highest level of
initiation manbo (priestesses) and
oungan (priests) in
Haitian Vodou ceremonies "Ason Jones", song by US
rapper Raekwon...
- tapestries. In the 1950s
collectors started to buy
drapo Vodou, and the
oungan (priests)
began to make them for sale as a
source of income. The next generation...
- Sintil, the
local oungan (vodou priest), and run by zonbis. The zonbis,
humans brought back to life from a death-like
state by an
oungan to work, are essentially...
