africa african traditional religion americas annang ausar auset society bahia bantu benin brazil buddhism burkina faso central africa christian cuba dahomey mythology dominican republic efik ekoi entheogen ghana haiti haitian vodou hoodoo ibibio igbo people indigenous peoples of the americas islam jamaica kemetism kingdom of kongo kumina latin america loa louisiana voodoo nation of islam neopaganism in the united states new age new religious movement nkisi obeah orisha pan-africanism pomba gira protestantism puerto rico quimbanda recife religion roman catholic church santo daime shamanism slavery southern united states spiritism spiritual baptist suriname syncretism togo trinidad and tobago umbanda uruguay vale do amanhecer vodou west africa west african vodun winti witchcraft yoruba yoruba religion