A zombie is an undead person in the Afro-Caribbean and Creole spiritual belief system of voodoo. These folkloric zombies are human bodies re-animated by supernatural means and shamanistic medicine to create dread among the living. Other more macabre versions of zombies have become a staple of modern horror fiction, where they usually engage in human cannibalism.

Zombies in voodoo

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According to the tenets of voodoo, a dead person can be revived by a bokor or mambo. Zombies remain under the control of the bokor or mambo since they have no will of their own. "Zombi" is also the name of the voodoo snake god of Niger-Congo origin; it is akin to the Kongo word nzambi, which means "god."

In 1937, while researching folklore in Haiti, Zora Neale Hurston encountered the case of Felicia Felix-Mentor, who had died and been buried in 1907 at the age of 29. Villagers believed they saw Felicia wandering the streets in a daze thirty years after her death, as well as claiming the same with several other people. Hurston pursued rumours that the affected persons were given powerful drugs, but she was unable to locate individuals willing to offer much information. She wrote:

"What is more, if science ever gets to the bottom of Voodoo in Haiti and Africa, it will be found that some important medical secrets, still unknown to medical science, give it its power, rather than gestures of ceremony."^*

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If bitten by a zombie, I'd last 52 minutes before becoming infected! http://su.pr/1GiCqW from the delicious @oatmeal
Mahen23 (Mahen Nowzadick) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:03:29 -0000
If bitten by a zombie, I'd last 52 minutes before becoming infected! http://su.pr/1GiCqW from the delicious @oatmeal
played Mini Ninjas, Zombie Apocalypse (3ach, +50gs), and Hasbro Family Game Night yesterday http://gamerdna.com/r/3XMa
loserninja (Jeffrey Headlee) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:03:03 -0000
played Mini Ninjas, Zombie Apocalypse (3ach, +50gs), and Hasbro Family Game Night yesterday http://gamerdna.com/r/3XMa
i just woke up.. D: looking like a zombie as usual. 2010 isn't off to a good start yet. how about you guys?
frauleinkay (MaryKay Engel) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:01:33 -0000
i just woke up.. D: looking like a zombie as usual. 2010 isn't off to a good start yet. how about you guys?
@ItsJakeRyan That sucks. I hear it's going around. Hope ya get better soon! So you been working on Zombie High lately?
NickLucasJONAs (Nick Lucas) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:01:15 -0000
@ItsJakeRyan That sucks. I hear it's going around. Hope ya get better soon! So you been working on Zombie High lately?
Up at 11:30 - niece and I talked and talked until nearly 4:00 this morning - then I went into zombie mode lol
BrentWelch (Brent Welch) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:01:14 -0000
Up at 11:30 - niece and I talked and talked until nearly 4:00 this morning - then I went into zombie mode lol
SLEEP......what is that?!?! I'm officially a zombie!.....getting ready to go 2 Roseville Galleriaaaaa.
nadiasetiono (Nadia Setiono) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:01:05 -0000
SLEEP......what is that?!?! I'm officially a zombie!.....getting ready to go 2 Roseville Galleriaaaaa.

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