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obeah::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | obi |
| Type of | cult, cultus, religious cult |
Examples of obeah
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The practice of obeah is however illegal in The Bahamas and punishable by law.
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An obeah priestess who Jack Sparrow bartered with for his magic compass.
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West Africans use the word juju whilst in the Caribbean it is obeah.
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Obeah and Myal as well as Christian sects associated with revivalism are common in Jamaica.
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Obeah, a folk religion of African origin, incorporates beliefs and practices of all the immigrant groups.
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For obeah within the context of Thelema, see Obeah and Wanga.
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Obeah is associated with both benign and malignant magic, charms, luck, and with mysticism in general.
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Obeah incorporated various beliefs from the religions of later migrants to the colonies it was present.
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Obeah also influenced other religions in the Caribbean, e.g. Christianity which incorporated some Obeah beliefs.
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- (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
- Obeah (sometimes spelled Obi, Obea or Obia) is a term used in the West Indies to refer to folk magic, sorcery, and religious practices derived from West African, and specifically Igbo origin. ...
- Obeah (1965-1993) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse for whom the Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park Racetrack is named. Bred in Kentucky by Bertram N. Linder, she was sired by 1961 Futurity Stakes winner, Cyane. Her dam was Book of Verse, a daughter of 1952 American Horse of the Year, One Count. ...
- The terms Obeah and Wanga are African diasporic words that occur in The Book of the Law (the sacred text of Thelema, written by English author and occultist Aleister Crowley in 1904): Obeah is a folk religion and folk magic found among those of African descent in the West Indies. ...
- A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in parts of the Caribbean
- African religious ideas and practices in the English and French Caribbean islands. (p. 659)
- Obi [probably from African] Also obea, oby. The sorcery practiced by sub-Sahara Africans, and sometimes found in the New World.
- Traditional African "science", relating to matters of
- The Salubri's power of healing has saved the unlives of many Kindred (and undoubtedly the lives of countless mortals as well). The practitioners of this Discipline are expert healers of the body, but given enough skill, they are capable of extracting the soul from another person. ...
