houngan


houngan

(ˈhuːŋɡən; ˈuːŋɡən) or

hungan

n (Other Non-Christian Religions) a voodoo priest[C20: from Haitian Creole, from Fon hun deity + ga chief]

houngan

Also known as a voodoo priest, papa or papa-loa, in the vodoun religion this is a man who summons vodoun gods in order to divine the future or heal. A houngan involved in black magic is known as a “bakor” or “boko.”