Women from a small village in rural Togo demonstrate a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).

Women from a small village in rural Togo demonstrate a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).

Women from a small village in rural Togo demonstrate a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).

Woman from a small village in rural Togo demonstrate a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).

Woman from a small village in rural Togo demonstrates a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).

Woman from a small village in rural Togo demonstrates a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).

Woman from a small village in rural Togo demonstrates a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).

Woman from a small village in rural Togo demonstrates a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).

Woman from a small village in rural Togo demonstrates a voodoo ritual and ceremony with 3 dolls

Rural Togo; November 8, 2019; Voodoo is more than a belief system, it is a complete way of life, including culture, philosophy, language, art, dance, music and medicine. The Voodoo spiritual world consists of Mahou, the supreme being and about 100 divinities - or Voodoos - who represent different phenomena, such as war and blacksmiths (Gou), illness, healing and earth (Sakpata), storms, lightning and justice (Heviosso) or water (Mami Wata).