Vodu, a resistência negra no Haiti

Authors

  • Marcela de Oliveira Santos Silva UFRRJ
  • Bruna Baliza dos Santos Doimo UFRRJ

Abstract

In 2010, a serious earthquake hit Haiti, making the caribbean country headlines around the world. The tragedy generated solidarity, but it brought to the surface many stereotypes that were evident in sensationalist reports that filled the press. Among one of the topics that was raised on the occasion was about Voodoo, a common religion in the region, which is a fundamental piece of national history, but which was and still is stigmatized. It is precisely this important component of Haitian history that this article intends to focus on. Our objective is to debate Vodou not through its religious prism, but through its political role, which, in the Haitian case, was one of the foundations for the process of national independence. We will discuss the trajectory of this religious practice from the colonial period, through the Haitian Revolution and reaching the present day (2010).

Author Biographies

Marcela de Oliveira Santos Silva, UFRRJ

Graduada em História na UFRRJ, mestra em História na UFRRJ, cursa doutorado em História na UFRRJ.

Bruna Baliza dos Santos Doimo, UFRRJ

Graduada em História na UFRRJ, mestra em História na UFRRJ.

Published

23-03-2022

How to Cite

SILVA, M. de O. S. .; DOIMO, B. B. dos S. . Vodu, a resistência negra no Haiti. Tempo da Ciência, [S. l.], v. 28, n. 56, 2022. Disponível em: https://saber.unioeste.br/index.php/tempodaciencia/article/view/29054. Acesso em: 1 jul. 2025.

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Artigos Livres