Volume 40, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 84–91
Hospice Bienvenu HOUNYOTON1, Adolphe AHONNON2, and Biga Boukary Alassane3
1 Anthropologist, Specialist in Local Development and Human Rights, University of Abomey-Calavi-Ineps (Benin), University of Lyon-Ucly, France
2 Doctor in Psychopedagogy, Lecturer at CAMES Universities, Social Psychology and Animation Research Unit, National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport at University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
3 University of Abomey-Calavi (), National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport, Social Psychology and Animation Research Unit (UR-PSA), Ben, Benin
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The vòdún seems lively and dominant with many rites and initiations that constitute cultural forms of socialization, education and protection of humans. But it must also be recognized that this religious practice, despite its roots, seems to be characterized by a certain violation of the rights of the child during initiations in convents. Conducted on the basis of historical-anthropological, sociological and human rights data, the study offers a journey into the cultural and religious universe vòdún, which takes into account the model of socialization and the conditions of admission without forgetting the initiation practices. in the vòdún convents of southern Benin. With the universalization and ideologization of human rights, particularly children’s rights, the influence of which is noticeable in the strategic and political orientations of nations throughout the world, an initiation of children in traditional convents respectful of their rights, avoid any criticism and credit this religious practice with a promising future in a multicultural world.
Author Keywords: vòdún, socialization, education, child protection.
Hospice Bienvenu HOUNYOTON1, Adolphe AHONNON2, and Biga Boukary Alassane3
1 Anthropologist, Specialist in Local Development and Human Rights, University of Abomey-Calavi-Ineps (Benin), University of Lyon-Ucly, France
2 Doctor in Psychopedagogy, Lecturer at CAMES Universities, Social Psychology and Animation Research Unit, National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport at University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
3 University of Abomey-Calavi (), National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sport, Social Psychology and Animation Research Unit (UR-PSA), Ben, Benin
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The vòdún seems lively and dominant with many rites and initiations that constitute cultural forms of socialization, education and protection of humans. But it must also be recognized that this religious practice, despite its roots, seems to be characterized by a certain violation of the rights of the child during initiations in convents. Conducted on the basis of historical-anthropological, sociological and human rights data, the study offers a journey into the cultural and religious universe vòdún, which takes into account the model of socialization and the conditions of admission without forgetting the initiation practices. in the vòdún convents of southern Benin. With the universalization and ideologization of human rights, particularly children’s rights, the influence of which is noticeable in the strategic and political orientations of nations throughout the world, an initiation of children in traditional convents respectful of their rights, avoid any criticism and credit this religious practice with a promising future in a multicultural world.
Author Keywords: vòdún, socialization, education, child protection.
How to Cite this Article
Hospice Bienvenu HOUNYOTON, Adolphe AHONNON, and Biga Boukary Alassane, “Interpretative anthropology of cultural religious facts: Example of cultural practice of initiation of children in traditional convents of Southern Benin,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 84–91, July 2023.
