The Oxford English Dictionary cited the Sunday Appeal's definition of Hoodoo as an African dialect with practices similar to the mysteries of Obi ( Obeah) in the Caribbean. The words wanga and mooyo (mojo bag) come from the Kikongo language. For example, in West Africa the word gris-gris (a conjure bag) is a Mande word. The origin of the word Hoodoo and other words associated with the practice could be traced to the Windward Coast and Senegambia.

According to Paschal Berverly Randolph, the word Hoodoo is an African dialect. Hudu is also one of the dialects of the Ewe language of the Ewe people in West Africa. Īnother possible etymological origin of the word Hoodoo comes from the word Hudu, meaning 'spirit work,' which comes from the Ewe language spoken in the West African countries of Ghana, Togo and Benin. Its origins are obscure but some believe it originated as an alteration of the word Voodoo – a word that has its origin in the Gbe languages such as Ewe language, Adja language and Fon languages of Ghana Togo and Benin – referring to divinity. The first documentation of the word Hoodoo in the English language appeared in 1870. Following the Great Migration of African-Americans, Hoodoo spread throughout the United States. īy the end of the colonial period, enslaved Africans were taken from Angola (40 percent), Senegambia (19.5 percent), the Windward Coast (16.3 percent), and the Gold Coast (13.3 percent), as well as the Bight of Benin and Bight of Biafra in smaller percentages. Over the first century of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, an estimated 52% of all kidnapped Africans (over 900,000 people) came from Central African countries that existed within modern day Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic and Gabon. Many Hoodoo traditions draw from the beliefs of the Bakongo people of Central Africa. Despite what its name may imply, Hoodoo is not a religion.

As a syncretic spiritual system, it also incorporates Islam brought over by enslaved West African Muslims and Spiritualism. Regional synonyms for Hoodoo include conjure or rootwork. Practitioners of Hoodoo are called rootworkers, conjure doctors, conjure man or conjure woman, root doctors, Hoodoo doctors, and swampers. OrgId: CLOUD14 Address: 101 Townsend Street City: San Francisco StateProv: CA PostalCode: 94107 Country: US RegDate: Updated: Comment: All Cloudflare abuse reporting can be done via Ref: OrgTechHandle: ADMIN2521-ARIN OrgTechName: Admin OrgTechPhone: +1-65 OrgTechEmail: OrgTechRef: OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE2916-ARIN OrgAbuseName: Abuse OrgAbusePhone: +1-65 OrgAbuseEmail: OrgAbuseRef: OrgNOCHandle: NOC11962-ARIN OrgNOCName: NOC OrgNOCPhone: +1-65 OrgNOCEmail: OrgNOCRef: RNOCHandle: NOC11962-ARIN RNOCName: NOC RNOCPhone: +1-65 RNOCEmail: RNOCRef: RTechHandle: ADMIN2521-ARIN RTechName: Admin RTechPhone: +1-65 RTechEmail: RTechRef: RAbuseHandle: ABUSE2916-ARIN RAbuseName: Abuse RAbusePhone: +1-65 RAbuseEmail: RAbuseRef: # ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use # available at: # If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at # Copyright 1997-2018, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.Hoodoo is a set of spiritual practices, traditions, and beliefs that were created by enslaved Africans in the Southern United States from various traditional African spiritualities, Christianity and elements of indigenous botanical knowledge. # ASNumber: 13335 ASName: CLOUDFLARENET ASHandle: AS13335 RegDate: Updated: Comment: All Cloudflare abuse reporting can be done via Ref: OrgName: Cloudflare, Inc. # ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use # available at: # If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at # Copyright 1997-2018, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.

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