Voodoo

Definition

voodoo /'vu:du:/ n [U] (ေဟတီကြၽန္း စသည့္ အေနာက္ အင္ဒီးကြၽန္း မ်ားမွ) စုန္းကေဝ၊ ေမွာ္ကိုးကြယ္မႈ။

Examples

1. ‘While the poems work as dramatic monologues in their own right
2. they are also metaphors for the human search for faith and truth
3. in art
4. religion and
5. yes
6. even voodoo dolls.’
7. ‘An expert on African ritual practices who has been advising the police on the case said that it might be linked to West African voodoo.’
8. ‘According to widespread Haitian beliefs
9. voodoo sorcerers would administer a ‘magic powder’ to their victim.’
10. ‘Nevertheless
11. most of what a person learns of her in the touristy parts of the French Quarter are myths
12. twisted truths and lies - as is often the case with most things voodoo.’
13. ‘Two autobiographical pieces from that time interpreted the illness through voodoo imagery and
14. he believes
15. produced a cure.’
16. ‘Followers of spirit worship and voodoo
17. which was introduced into the country by Haitian immigrants
18. are thought to number about 60
19. 000.’
20. ‘To boost business the team developed new product lines
21. and discovered an independent design team in Thailand that employs traditional skills to create handmade voodoo dolls.’
22. ‘While some tourists may think it is thrilling to shop at a voodoo supply store or to visit the tomb of Marie Laveau
23. those same people might not want to sleep in a house that was haunted by voodoo spirits.’
24. ‘Others looked to traditions that survived to the present day: to African animism
25. to Santeria and voodoo
26. to American Indian religions
27. even to Hinduism.’
28. ‘Before that
29. zombie films amounted to cheesy 1930s-inspired movies about voodoo cults.’
30. ‘When people hear the word ‘mystic’
31. what immediately comes to mind is quackery
32. voodoo
33. black magic and the like.’
34. ‘African and Caribbean slaves combined Christianity and voodoo; whites traded in coffin spoons
35. pored over dream books
36. said the Lord's Prayer backward to ward off rain.’
37. ‘The West African and trans-Caribbean influences in the South are best seen in spiritual ceremonies that evoke elements from voodoo rituals.’
38. ‘Advocates say voodoo is a legitimate African-based religion that has been unfairly maligned in movies and popular culture.’
39. ‘Haiti has just recognized voodoo as an official religion.’
40. ‘As a religion
41. voodoo was indeed a critical force against the external authority of French colonial and American imperial powers.’
42. ‘The hundreds of spirits in the voodoo pantheon invest their power in both African imagery and in corresponding identities
43. including Catholic saints.’
44. ‘These beliefs in establishing an actual connection with the world beyond death are closer to the beliefs of African-based religions such as voodoo than to those of Christianity.’
45. ‘Beyond the evil
46. pin-covered voodoo dolls and scary zombies of clichéd movie lore lies the complex tapestry of real-life Haitian Vodoun or Voodoo.’
47. ‘But it also plays with core elements of the Haitian voodoo tradition
48. of Caribbean magic
49. and of African rituals as well.’