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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews Jeffrey E. Anderson’s study of the historical evidence for the theology, organization, and ritual practices of the Voodoo religion of the Mississippi River Valley in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Dr. Natalie Emmons invites readers to consider the role of storytelling and oral tradition to modern Pagan traditions.
TWH’s Editor-in-Chief, Manny Moreno, responds to the claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating the pets of other residents. The baseless claim has deep roots in racism, xenophobia, and religious intolerance, and has been levied against practitioners of Vodou and modern Paganism.
A pediatrician allegedly abandons seeking death spells against her ex husband and hires an assassin who was an undercover FBI agent.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, New Orleans inaugurates a National Vodou Day, a defense of Paganism shared by interfaith minister, events and more.