Houngan and mambo
The priest and priestess of Haitian Vodou, who run a temple, initiate others and mediate with the lwa.
Also: oungan, mambo, manbo, bokor, ounfò
A houngan (or oungan) is a male Vodou priest, and a mambo (manbo) a female priest. They lead a temple, called ounfò or peristyle, perform ceremonies, divine and heal, and initiate others in rites called kanzo. Training is by apprenticeship under an elder, and rank follows the number of initiations. The houngan is also asked for guidance on illness, family matters and legal trouble. A bokor is a figure who is said to serve the lwa for both good and harm, and the term is also the source of the stereotype of the Vodou sorcerer; many practitioners reject that image. Outsiders' stories of zombies as slaves of a bokor grew from a Haitian folk fear, and became a commercial horror cliche.