Voodoo Church

religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon people
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Summary

Voodoo Church ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,861 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Candomblé[2]
  • Subclass of: indigenous religion[3]
  • Commons category: West African Vodun[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Voodoo[5]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6]
  • Different from: Voodoo[7]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[8], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9]

Why It Matters

Voodoo Church has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

It has been cited as an influence by Feri Tradition[12], a religion[13], founded in 1960[14].

FAQs

Who did Voodoo Church influence?

Voodoo Church has been cited as an influence by Feri Tradition[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Voodoo Church. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/voodoo-church
MLA “Voodoo Church.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/voodoo-church.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_voodoo-church_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Voodoo Church}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/voodoo-church}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Chickenpox4dinner · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → indigenous religion
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Subclass of: indigenous religion"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0327466-vodun
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0327466-vodun, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Voodoo
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → indigenous religion
    Religion or worldview → Candomblé
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ Yso id: 9013, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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