Meaning of veve | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of various symbols, like line diagrams, that have religious significance in voodoo, serving as a representation of the loa.

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Examples

“The vever, as a cabbala-like method of invoking the gods, was included as a primary ceremonial device in Rada.”

“The vèvè for Simbi, lord of healing, bristles with all sorts of allusions to the Kongo medicines of God, leaves, horns, water, and stars.”

“The indigenous practice of sand painting was preserved in the practice of creating vévés, intricate drawings in cornmeal that were used to call various spirits.”

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