See also: Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo, West African Vodun

Voodoo is a religious tradition originating in West Africa, which became prominent in the New World due to the importation of African slaves. Vodou ( Anglicized: Voodoo) or Vaudoo is a family of New World syncretistic religions primarily based on the faiths of the Louisiana Voodoo, also known as New Orleans Voodoo, originated from the ancestral religions of the African diaspora. Dahomey mythology|Yoruba mythology Vodun or Vudun (vodṹ — that is with a nasal u on a high tone) (so West African Vodun is the original form of the religion; Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo are its descendants in the New World. Dahomey mythology|Yoruba mythology Vodun or Vudun (vodṹ — that is with a nasal u on a high tone) (so Vodou ( Anglicized: Voodoo) or Vaudoo is a family of New World syncretistic religions primarily based on the faiths of the Louisiana Voodoo, also known as New Orleans Voodoo, originated from the ancestral religions of the African diaspora.

Voodoo may also refer to:

Contents 1 Aircraft 2 Music 3 People 4 Comics 5 Magical thinking 6 Other

Aircraft

• F-101 Voodoo, an American supersonic military fighter
• CF-101 Voodoo, the F-101 in Canadian service
• XF-88 Voodoo, a prototype jet fighter aircraft, the F-101's predecessor

Music

• Voodoo (album), a 2000 soul album by D'Angelo
• Voodoo (King Diamond album), a 1998 progressive heavy metal album
• Voodoo (Max on the Rox album), a 2000 blues/rock album
• Voodoo-U, an album by Lords of Acid
• "Voodoo", a song by Godsmack
• "Voodoo Chile" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", songs by Jimi Hendrix
• "Voodoo Child", a song by Rogue Traders
• "Voodoo" a song by Spice Girls
• Voodoo Music Experience, a three day concert in New Orleans around Halloween
• Voodoo Glow Skulls, a skacore-punk band
• Voodoo People, a song by The Prodigy
• Voodoo Ray, an early Acid House single by Gerald Simpson, recording under the name A Guy Called Gerald
• Voodoo Village, song by Koopsta Knicca - Rapper from Memphis Tennessee
• Voodoo Six, a British rock band
• "Voodoo (Black Sabbath song)" a song by Black Sabbath
• "Voodoo Lady" a song by Ween
• "Southwest Voodoo" a song by Insane Clown Posse

People

• Alexandre Boisvert, an American pornographic actor who uses as stage name a. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The CF-101 Voodoo was an all-weather Interceptor aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Forces between 1961 and 1984 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Voodoo is the second Studio album by American Neo soul musician D'Angelo, released January 11 2000 on the Virgin Records Voodoo is a Concept album by King Diamond. The album was released in 1998 Voodoo is the debut album by Max on the Rox, released in 2000 and recorded by Nappi Aaltonen at Welmu Studios Voodoo-U is the second studio album from Belgian electronic band Lords of Acid. The song " Voodoo " written by lead singer Sully Erna, is a 1999 single by the band Godsmack from their self-titled album Godsmack " Voodoo Chile " is a Song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from the album Electric Ladyland. " Voodoo Child (Slight Return " is the last track on the third and final album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland. " Voodoo Child " is a dance song written by Elvis Costello, James Ash and Steve Davis produced by Ash for the Rogue Traders second The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American third-wave ska band formed in 1988 in Riverside California by brothers Frank Eddie and Jorge Casillas and " Voodoo People " is a song by The Prodigy, released as their eighth single in August 1994 " Voodoo Ray " is an early Acid House single by Gerald Simpson, recording under the name A Guy Called Gerald. A Guy Called Gerald is the Stage name for musician Record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson (born February 16, 1967) A Guy Called Gerald is the Stage name for musician Record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson (born February 16, 1967) Voodoo Six are a London-based band formed in the summer of 2003 Black Sabbath are an Ween is an Alternative rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Delray Detroit. Alexandre Boisvert ( Voodoo, "Voodoo Child" and "Lex" (born September 24, 1977) is an American Pornographic actor. o. "Voodoo", "Voo Doo" and "VooDoo Child".

Comics

• Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm), a Marvel Comics character
• Voodoo (Wildstorm) (Priscilla Kitaen), a Wildstorm comics character

Magical thinking

Voodoo may be applied to forms of "magical thinking" in various disciplines:

• Voodoo economics, a derogatory term for supply-side economics
• Voodoo programming, a tongue-in-cheek term for using a programming system or language which one does not fully understand
• Voodoo science, a derogatory term for research that may fall short of the scientific method

Other

• VoodooPC, a brand of high-end personal computers
• New Orleans VooDoo, an arena football team
• Voodoo, a line of 3d graphics hardware by 3Dfx for computers
• Voodoo (roller coaster) a roller coaster under construction at Dorney Park
• Voodoo Kin Mafia, a professional wrestling Tag team on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Brother Voodoo ( Jericho Drumm) is a fictional, Supernatural Superhero in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Voodoo is the name of a Comic book character from DC Comics / Wildstorm. In Anthropology, Psychology, and Cognitive science, magical thinking is nonscientific causal reasoning that often includes such ideas as the ability of Reaganomics (a portmanteau of "Reagan" and "economics" refers to the Economic policies promoted by United States President Ronald Voodoo programming (a term derived from ' Voodoo economics ' is a Tongue-in-cheek term for using a Programming device system or language which one does Voodoo science, is a Pejorative Neologism referring to research that falls short of adhering to the scientific method Voodoo Computers Inc or VoodooPC was a privately-held Personal computer manufacturer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada The New Orleans VooDoo is a team in the Arena Football League, and is owned in part by Tom Benson, who also owns the National Football League New Orleans 3dfx Interactive was a company that specialized in the manufacturing of 3D Graphics processing units and later Graphics cards After dominating the field Voodoo is a launched steel Inverted Roller coaster designed by Intamin AG and located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is an amusement and Water park located in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, just outside of Allentown The Voodoo Kin Mafia, Career World Wrestling Federation (1997-2001 Formation The Outlaws first formed on a 1997 episode of Shotgun Saturday
• VooDoo - MIT's Journal of Humour

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