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Loa
Loa (also spelled ''Lwa'' or ''L'wha'') are the spirits of Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo.〔Anthony B. Pinn. "The African American Religious Experience in America" Greenwood Press, 2005, pg 229.〕 They are also referred to as Mystères and the Invisibles and are intermediaries between Bondye (French: ''Bon Dieu'', meaning "good God")—the Supreme Creator, who is distant from the world—and humanity. Unlike saints or angels however, they are not simply prayed to, they are served. They are each distinct beings with their own personal likes and dislikes, distinct sacred rhythms, songs, dances, ritual symbols, and special modes of service. Contrary to popular belief, the loa are not deities in and of themselves; they are intermediaries for, and dependent on, a distant Bondye.〔Anthony B. Pinn. "The African American Religious Experience in America" Greenwood Press, 2005, pg 219.〕
==Syncretism==
The enslaved Fon and Ewe in Haiti and Louisiana syncretized the Loa with the Roman Catholic Saints—Vodoun altars will frequently display images of Catholic saints. For example, Papa Legba is syncretized with St. Peter or St. Lazarus.
Syncretism also works the other way in Haitian Vodou and many Catholic saints have become Loa in their own right, most notably Philomena, St. Michael the Archangel, St. Jude, and John the Baptist.
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