Vodun (meaning spirit in the Fon, Gun and Ewe languages, pronounced with a nasal high-tone u; also spelled Vodon, Vodoun, Vodou, Vudu, Voudou, Voodoo, etc.) is a religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria.. It is distinct from the various traditional African religions in the interiors of these countries and is the main source of religions with ...

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa.The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The population of West …

La santería, culto lucumí o Regla de Ifá, Regla Lucumí, Lucumí u Orisha [1] es una religión de la diáspora africana que se desarrolló en Cuba a finales del siglo XIX. Sus creencias derivan directamente de la cultura y la religión yoruba, que en Cuba se sincretizaron con el cristianismo católico implantado por la Monarquía hispánica, así como con el espiritismo.