Obeah, also spelled Obiya or Obia, is a broad term for African diasporic religious, spell-casting, and healing traditions found primarily in the former British colonies of the Caribbean. These practices derive much from West African traditions but also incorporate elements of European and South Asian origin.

Obeah is a religious practice based on a combination of multiple religions—a creolization of religions, so to speak. It draws on elements of African religion and also reinterprets and "Africanizes" Christian practices.

2016年11月11日 · Obeah is considered to be the oldest African-Creole religions in the Caribbean. Similar to Vodou, Santeria, Palo, and Hoodoo, it’s associated with folk magic and sorcery. Although banned in Jamaica since 1760, a few chosen individuals still …

"Obeah is clearly an African Religious art and practice that survived through colonial Caribbean culture." Where can we trace the practice back to in Africa? Obeah originates from native West African religions but can claim roots in almost anywhere or anything.

The meaning of OBEAH is a system of belief among Black people chiefly of the British West Indies and the Guianas that is characterized by the use of magic ritual to ward off misfortune or to cause harm.

2017年10月16日 · Obeah refers to a set of spiritual beliefs and practices originating in Western Africa. Many African slaves in Jamaica (called Obeah-men) practiced Obeah under British colonial rule. This article will explore the history of Jamaican Obeah modern-day.

2013年8月13日 · For hundreds of years, the practice of Obeah, a Jamaican variant of Voodoo, has been outlawed, but now campaigners believe they have a chance to change the law, reports the BBC's Nick Davis in ...

Obeah is a system of spiritual and magical practices that originated in West Africa and was brought to the Caribbean through the transatlantic slave trade. It encompasses various forms of healing, divination, and protection rituals, often viewed with suspicion and fear by colonial authorities and slave owners who associated it with resistance ...

Obeah is a complex religious belief and practice that combine divination and medicine based on the supernatural. Obeah has its roots in the spiritual practices of West Africa, brought to Jamaica by enslaved Africans during the years of transatlantic slave trade.

2021年5月4日 · All are African religions brought by the more than 4 million people stolen from their homes to be slaves in the Caribbean during the 15th and 16th centuries. University of Miami senior Kay-Ann Henry, who was born in Jamaica, decided to explore the ways that those enslaved people used the Obeah practices to try to liberate themselves. Kay-Ann Henry.