Voodoo doll

David · 16th November 2008, 05:40 PM

Yes Michael, dolls that are used in sympathetic magic do indeed exist all over the world in many cultures. However, they do not seem to exist as such in the Vodoun practices either in Africa or Haiti. Dolls do show up in New Orleans Voodoo a bit, but they are not the Hollywood sterotype "Voodoo doll" that you stick pins in to do harm with. This is usually what people mean when they bring up "Voodoo dolls". This is a Hollywood fabrication.

16th November 2008, 05:40 PM	#7
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Yes Michael, dolls that are used in sympathetic magic do indeed exist all over the world in many cultures. However, they do not seem to exist as such in the Vodoun practices either in Africa or Haiti. Dolls do show up in New Orleans Voodoo a bit, but they are not the Hollywood sterotype "Voodoo doll" that you stick pins in to do harm with. This is usually what people mean when they bring up "Voodoo dolls". This is a Hollywood fabrication.