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Undated

Undated: (Bondye, the Supreme Creator in the Vodou Belief System, Too Remote for Direct Worship, Who Manifests Through the Lwa, Making Vodou Arguably a Monot…

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Undated: (Bondye, the Supreme Creator in the Vodou Belief System, Too Remote for Direct Worship, Who Manifests Through the Lwa, Making Vodou Arguably a Monotheistic Religion With No Countervailing Evil Deity): Bondye is the supreme being in Vodou, the creator of the world. The name means “the good god,” drawn directly from the French bon dieu, and in theological terms, Bondye’s existence makes the case that Vodou is fundamentally monotheistic. But unlike the God of Christianity or Judaism, Bondye does not intervene directly in human affairs and is considered too remote for personal worship. Instead, Bondye’s will moves through the lwa, the spirits who interact with human beings and receive their offerings and devotion. One detail worth noting: there is no evil counterpart to Bondye in Vodou. The Western dualism of God versus Satan does not map onto this spiritual system, no matter how many colonial-era missionaries tried to force the comparison.