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From the Introduction:
How did a West African word meaning God get translated as meaning evil black magic? That's the question we must begin with, for the original, literal meaning of the word Voodoo is Creator of the Universe.
Why, then, are people in Europe and North America taught to equate this powerful word's midnight consonants and rolling thunder vowels with evil and depravity? Why does it suggest satanic powers rising from steamy tropical mists, killer zombies, human sacrifices, unnamed terrors, and any number of other mythical and mysterious horrors?
Strictly speaking, the word Voodoo applies only to African-derived religious rites practiced in Haiti and parts of the United States. But the word has been confused and misused for so long a time to characterize the pantheistic beliefs of all black and brown people that its present, common meaning is vastly enlarged. It is this larger, contemporary meaning I intend to explore: the pantheistic beliefs, and thus the culture, that came from Africa and now unites a loose confederation of millions in the Americas.
From the publisher: "A personal journey towards acceptance of the Voodoo perspective on life." It's more an account of personal experiences, very short on theory.
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