Talk:West African Vodún

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Merge proposal

I propose merging Dahomean religion into West African Vodún. The two articles are basically covering exactly the same topic (i.e. the African traditional religion of the Fon peoples), but the Dahomean religion article is just a stub with only a single citation. It makes sense to merge them. Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:04, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

• Merge - as per my original comments. Dahomean religion is basically covering the same topic as West African Vodun, albeit with a slightly more restricted geographical and chronological focus. Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:09, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
• Merge - Same topic, different titles. Oramfe (talk) 08:15, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
• Oppose West African Vodún (WAV) is not just about the Fon religion, neither is Dahomean religion just about the Fon. The Fon is just a part of WAV and Dahomean religion, because the Fon people were not the only inhabitants of historical Dahomey/West Africa. To lump them together would be great generalisation, and shows lack of knowledge of African spiritual beliefs, diverse peoples, cultures, and traditions. Either we rename the Dahomean religion to Fon religion - which would be my preferred solution if we are to even touch that stub, as all 3 (Fon religion, Dahomean religion, and West African Vodún) are independent of each other and equally notable, or we leave them as is. To make it as simple as I possibly can, the Fon religion (the traditional religious beliefs of the Fon people) is just a part of Dahomean religion which is a part of West African Vodún - which is a part of African traditional religions. Just like Catholicism is a part of Christianity with is a part of the Abrahamic religions. There are differences in Catholicism and other Christian denominations and other Abrahamic religions, and you can't and won't lump them all together. The same for African belief systems. We can't lump them all together. Vodún Priestess (talk) 13:58, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

I've posted this discussion to the talkpages of WikiProject Benin, Benin, and African traditional religion. Vodún Priestess (talk) 14:16, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Midnightblueowl & Oramfe: Do either of you have thoughts on Vodún Priestess's opposition and whether it might justify separate articles? Thebiguglyalien (talk) 18:37, 11 March 2026 (UTC)