Dominican Vudú

Dominican Vudú, or Dominican Voodoo, popularly known as Las 21 Divisiones (The 21 Divisions), is a heavily Catholicized syncretic religion of African-Caribbean origin which developed in the erstwhile Spanish colony of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola.

Dominican Vudú
TypeSyncretic
ClassificationVoodoo
OrientationFolk Catholicism
RegionDominican Republic and Dominican diaspora
Origin
Colonial Hispaniola
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