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	Info Lecture, Session 18 Document Actions — filed under: vodou, Kreyol, voodoo, Haiti, Mama Lola, Creole Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in New York Questions for Opening Discussion: What does religion do for Haitian people like Mama Lola? What is their view of life in this world? How does this view influence their ideas of how to act in this world? How does their concept of person shape these choices? Why is their religion a system of healing? What does a ritual leader like Mama Lola heal? What is illness or affliction? How do they classify affliction: causation or etiology, treatment, choice of healing specialist? Are Haitians Lola hostile to biomedicine? Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. Richman, K. (2008, April 20). Lecture, Session 18. Retrieved November 07, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/latino-studies/creole-lanuage-and-culture/lecture-session-18. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.