They are spirits in Haitian Vodou and New Orleans Voodoo (also spelled Loa). Like many other aspects of these syncretic traditions, they originated in Yoruban religion in Africa. They are intermediaries between humans and the creator-god Bondye, so they're somewhat akin to Catholic saints. The Wikipedia page has a decent writeup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lwa
Very interesting! What is a Lwa?
They are spirits in Haitian Vodou and New Orleans Voodoo (also spelled Loa). Like many other aspects of these syncretic traditions, they originated in Yoruban religion in Africa. They are intermediaries between humans and the creator-god Bondye, so they're somewhat akin to Catholic saints. The Wikipedia page has a decent writeup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lwa
Gives fresh meaning to that Outlander episode when this Celtic "witch" was leading African slaves in ritual in the Caribbean..maybe it was Haiti.
Sounds an interesting read
I found the history quite fascinating. Knowing the background of a spiritual tradition really helps flesh it out in many ways.