Voodoo Let Us Pray
Published on Palm Sunday; the day the new Pope Francis is to be inaugurated. Mister Pollitt is certainly on his high donkey in regards to religion. Henning Christoph Artist/Curator/Film-Maker Photo: Mara Balint Voodoo, Let Us Pray 24.03.2013 Voodoo is the fastest growing religion on the planet. At last count there were 60,000,000 people practising outside of the shores of Africa and the figures are rising on a weekly basis. Perhaps the most exciting religion on earth, certainly the oldest: Voodoo is more misunderstood today than ever; often linked to or associated with the Occult, which is a misconception as Voodoo is a religion, rather than a Cult. The origins derive from the various countries mapped out in West Africa and Henning Christoph, the Anthropologist, Cinematographer, Curator and Founder of the Voodoo Museum in Essen, Germany Soul of Africa and Film Director has been exploring this subject from childhood. These West African series of rituals have captured his imagination s