Santeria

Rastafarianism

Voodoo

origin- combination of african

religion with roman catholic. It
was made by slaves brought to
the new world to have african
religion survive by adopting a
catholic overlay.

origin- started in the island of

jamaica in the 1920s. Marcus
Garvey was the main starter. he
preached how blacks needed to
go back to africa

origin- brought about by the

haitian experience of slavery. It
combines african and christian
beliefs

Life after Death- no life

after death

Life after Death- no life after

death

beliefs- the hope of an

beliefs-The Santeria faith
eventual return to Africa, the
teaches that every individual has acknowledgement of Haile
a destiny from God, a destiny
Selassie, the former king of
fulfilled with the aid and energy Ethiopia, as a divine being.
of the orishas.The basis of the marijuana is considered a
Santeria religion is the nurture sacred herb and is used in many
of a personal relation with the
rituals
orishas, and one of the principal
Number of gods- only one god
forms of devotion is an animal
his name is Jah.
sacrifice.
Number of gods-several some
of which are Ogun, the god of
metals, Esu, god of divination
and Olorun, the High God.

Leadership-loose organization
that depends on what sect you
are a part.
Sacred Writing-Holy Piby, the
Black Man's Bible.

leadership-leadership in
Santeria is decentralized. Male
leaders are known as babalochas, Rituals-One central
Rastafarian ritual, called
and females as iyalochas.
"reasoning," is a group
discussion and debate about the
Sacred Writings- the bible
interpretation of biblical texts,
Rituals- Santeria rituals allow
local politics, predictions about
human beings to stay in contact the future, and commentary on
with the Orishas these rituals
world events. During these
include dancing, drumming,
ceremonies Rastas also smoke
speaking and eating with the
ganja.

Life after Death-became

spirits that aid their
descendants in Ginen
beliefs-Humans are spirits who
inhabit the visible world. The
unseen world is Ginen and is
populated by spirits. The
primary goal and activity of
Vodou is serve the spirits in
return for health, protection,
and favour. Divination and and
spirit possession are beliefs as
well.
Number of gods- one and it is
the same god as the one who
made the bible
Leadership-There is no
centralized hierarchy, no single
leader, and no official
spokesperson
Sacred Writing- no sacred text
all knowledge is passed orally.
Rituals- rituals usually involve
trying to provoke a spirit
possession to ask the spirits for
guidance or divination. rituals
also aim to restore balance and
energy in relationships between

spirits. the orisha posses the

people and communicate with
them.
number of followers- its semisecret nature and its
decentralized organization,make
it hard to make any estimation.
estimates range from tens of
thousands to millions.
Relation to ChristianityIdentifies various Orishas with
Catholic saints.
country of origin- Cuba

number of followers- Over 1

million worldwide.
Relation to Christianitytrinity of holy people like
christianity which are
Melchizedek, Jesus Christ, and
Haile Selassie. Same God but
different name.
country of origin-Jamaica

people and between people and

the spirits
number of followers- estimated
at between 8 and 10 million.
Relation to Christianityidentification of Catholic saints
as new manifestations of
African spirits, and use of
crosses, holy water, and incense
trinkets to be used in rituals
country of origin-Haiti