The term “Voodoo†(also known as Vudun, Vodon, Vodoun, Voudou, etc.) encompasses some African tradiô°€on- al religions that are pracô°€ced by groups from the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria, the Ewe people of eastern/southern Ghana and southern/central Togo, the Fon of central/ southern Togo, the Fon peope of central/southern Togo and central/southern Benin, among others.
African voodoo has several varieô°€es in Africa, and has also informed the pracô°€ce of voodoo in places like Haiô°€ and Lou- isiana.
Voodoo considers all of creaô°€on divine – and that every- thing in creaô°€on contains the power of the divine. This is why one will oô°en see mundane objects used in voodoo rit- uals. Talismans or “feô°€shes†are objects like statues or dried animal parts. These are bought and sold, and used for healing, rejuvenaô°€on, and black magic.