Illustration of a figurine confiscated from Alexander Ellis, an accused Obeahman in Morant Bay, Jamaica in 1887. [1] Obeah, also spelled Obiya or Obia, is a broad term for African diasporic religious, spell-casting, and healing traditions found primarily in …

2017年10月16日 · 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. We will discuss how Jamaicans feel about this important part of their island’s heritage.

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.

2013年8月13日 · For hundreds of years Jamaicans have been prevented by law from practising Obeah, a belief system with similarities to Haiti's Voodoo. Now, campaigners and practitioners believe they have a...

Obeah is one of the many Jamaican traditions rooted in our West African ancestry. Included in the slaves brought to Jamaica were healers, medicine men and priests. Many pursued their traditional practices when they arrived in Jamaica.

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 …

2019年7月4日 · Obeah, as well as naming a broadly defined crime, is also a term for hostile spiritual practices that many Jamaicans fear. Yet those who think of obeah only as an active evil presence should look more carefully at what the Obeah Act prohibits and why.

Obeah is Jamaican. Many statements can describe Obeah but all will only touch upon small facets. They are the reflective faces of a diamond. We see only what is shown back if we gaze into one face.” Obeah is a religious practice based on a combination of multiple religions—a creolization of religions, so to speak.

The Obeah Law passed in Jamaica in 1898 remains in force, with a few minor amendments, today. It was passed after a period during which the law regulating obeah was revised several times in quick succession. Its main purpose was to make it easier to secure convictions for obeah.

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 recent past.