Ibo loa

Ibo loa or Igbo loa, are a type of loa, of African origin, revered in Haiti.[1] These loa are linked to the Igbo people.[2] They are considered to be both stern and gentle, while the Petro or Vodou loa tend to be one or the other respectively.[3]

References

Bach, Marcus (1952). Strange altars. Bobbs-Merrill.
Lovejoy, Paul E. (2000). Identity in the Shadow of Slavery. Top: Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 59. ISBN 0-8264-4725-2.
Courlander, Harold (1939). Haiti singing. The University of North Carolina press.

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[1] Bach, Marcus (1952). Strange altars. Bobbs-Merrill.

[2] Lovejoy, Paul E. (2000). Identity in the Shadow of Slavery. Top: Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 59. ISBN 0-8264-4725-2.

[3] Courlander, Harold (1939). Haiti singing. The University of North Carolina press.

African diaspora religions
Religions	Abakuá Arará Atheism Black church Candomblé Bantu Jejé Ketu Comfa Convince Islam Judaism Kumina Maroon Palo Quimbanda Santería Spiritual Baptist Tambor de Mina Umbanda Voodoo Cuban Dominican Haitian Louisiana Winti
Practices	Animal sacrifice Fetish priest Bokor Houngan Mambo Hoodoo Jazz funeral Kromanti dance Macumba Myal Nine nights Obeah Spirituals Veve Voodoo doll Zombie
Diverse roots	Alusi Igbo Christianity Catholicism Protestantism European witchcraft Ifá Loa Fon and Ewe Nkisi Kongo Orisha Yoruba Rastafari Winti Akan Zemi Native American religion

Ibo loa

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