Zombi

undead · Haiti · Americas

Zombi (Unknown). is a undead. In Haitian Vodou tradition, a zombi is a reanimated corpse brought back to life by a bokor (sorcerer). Unlike the modern cinematic version, the Haitian zombi is a mindless laborer under the control of. Source: The Serpent and the Rainbow (Davis, 1985); Haitian Folklore (Courlander, 1960)

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