
Zombies! (Real, Haitian Zombies!)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Do Bokers Create Zombes?
Nhaiti: It's possible that in some cases, they find people who have been prematurely buried and then use that person as a zambi. When the boker breaks open a grave, he has followers with him, and they may beat the newly retrieved person into submission. Nhaiti: Physical coercion is reportedly used to retain zombes labor. There's also another factor that would likely be in play, the fact that zambes have an established social role in hayti.
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Zombies have become a staple of pop culture, but as Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss, they are a real and recognized phenomenon in the nation of Haiti. What are these zombies, what causes them, and are they really the dead brought back to life?
