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 …

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 …

Dive into the world of Jamaican Obeah through a chilling tale and cultural analysis. Explore the roots, rituals, and legacy of this forbidden tradition.

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.

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.

See Paton, “Obeah Acts,” for an examination of Obeah through colonial law making, and Handler and Bilby, “On the Early Use and Origin of the Term Obeah in Barbados and the Anglophone Caribbean,” …

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 …

Oct 31, 2025 · Obeah—a set of hybrid or creolized beliefs dependent on ritual invocation, fetishes, and charms—incorporates two very distinct categories of practice.

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 …

Thousands of people in the Caribbean have been subject to prosecution for their religious and spiritual healing practice, since the first law against obeah was passed in Jamaica during slavery, until the …