NEW ORLEANS, April 25, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Erzulie's Authentic Voodoo today announced the first ever Vodou app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The application comes in a free basic version and an ...

Despite being widely practised, the voodoo religion remains covert, shrouded in mystery amid whisperings of possession, zombies and magic. But photographer Gael Turine has gained rare access to voodoo ...

What is the origin of vodou? The religion has its roots in West Africa, Desmangles says. It centers on a supreme being called Bondye (from the French, meaning “good god”) and deities known as lwa.

In 1998, 16 years after he first became interested in visiting Haiti, photographer Anthony Karen made his first of what would be many trips to the Caribbean country. In the early 1980s, Karen had seen ...