{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60032060-080e-42c5-ac26-f93fc2b4d612/6258219a8ef2de0015f4cef1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Voodoo & Vodou","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6215faef4b795a5d1ffd3b62/1647338597774-a2404f1ce8cc1a6d2c15dc1705392021.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Warning: This episode includes strong language and some adult themes.</p><p><br></p><p>What comes to mind when you see the word voodoo? Most people tend to think of horror movies, zombies, dolls and witchcraft - but Vodou is a hugely misunderstood religion and spiritual practice.</p><p><br></p><p>Kate is joined by two experts Betwixt the Sheets on today's episode; Dr Kyrah Malika Daniels on Haitian Vodou and the part it played in the revolution of 1791, and Elizabeth James on New Orleans and Louisiana Voodoo.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out its long and fascinating history, and why it's become one of the most sensationalised religions in the world.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Haitian Vodou and its history <a href=\"https://kosanba.org/ \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/KOSANBA.Vodou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, and you can follow Dr Daniels work, <a href=\"https://bc.academia.edu/KyrahMalikaDaniels\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more on African and Diasporic&nbsp;Religious&nbsp;Studies, please click <a href=\"https://adrsa.org/about-adrsa/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Seyi Adaobi.</p><p><br></p><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &amp; Society. A podcast by History Hit.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast includes music from Epidemic Sounds, and archive clips from White Zombie 1932.</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}