Sakpata: The God of Disease and Protection
(Oholu) Sakpata Priest performing healing ceremony for AIDS victim, the new "scourge"
of "modern man." Sakpata is the great healer of disease of body mind and spirt.
(Oholu) Sakpata, the god of disease. He who is good to Sakpata, will be helped by Sakpata. He protects your health, but he can also spread disease. He watches over communal well being.
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Photos:Pierre Fátúmbí Verger,Dieux d'Afrique: Culte des Orishas et Vodouns
à l’ancienne Côte des Esclaves en Afrique et à Bahia, la Baie de Tous Les Saints au Brésil. Paris, 1995
