Sorry Asopao I can't get into an in depth discussion with you on this one.
It's just not my area of expertise. But my gut reaction based on what I have read is that Santeria and Vodou are just strains are all of Yoruba origin, something withi is spread region wide and is not nation specific. So basically there is not right or wrong here.
The differences lie in that as slaves were forced to convert to catholism they superimposed the name of their favored saints on the spirits they were accostumed to praising/praying to. Thus when the slave masters came around they throught it was one thing when it was another.
Ex. Chango/Candelo (Santa Barbara) = Orisa/Orisha
The church also did their best to incorporate the pagan rituals into mainstream "holidays". This is why Carnival is everywhere in Lat. Am and Caribbean where there are folks of color.
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Originally Posted by asopao
Is Santeria an import from Cuba to DR?
I don't think Vodou is Yoruba origin. I've read is of Ewe origin, an ethnicity in what is now Togo.
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