They claimed that Obeah men stole people's shadows, and they set themselves up as the helpers of those who wished to have their shadows restored.
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Folk songs are generally in the Montserrat Creole language and concern topics ranging from obeah ( " magic " ) to agriculture, infidelity and historic occurrences.
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Historical documents refer to her as the " rebels'old'obeah'woman . " Following some armed confrontations, colonial officials reached a settlement for peace.
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The protagonist of the novel " Brown Girl in the Ring " by Nalo Hopkinson is an Obeah-woman in training, learning from her grandmother.
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The killings occurred on Cat Island, one of some 700 islands in the Bahamas chain and a center for Obeah, an African religion combining bush medicine and sorcery.
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The public " discovery " of buried Obeah charms, presumed to be of evil intent, led on more than one occasion to violence against the rival Obeah men.
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The public " discovery " of buried Obeah charms, presumed to be of evil intent, led on more than one occasion to violence against the rival Obeah men.
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In 1979, Bishop ousted the corrupt and dictatorial regime of Eric Gairy, believed here to have used powers from the dark side of the African-inherited Obeah religion.
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Police said in a statement that in court Friday David " condemned the nature of the charge, however practicing Obeah is a criminal offense under Grenadian law ."
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Protestant denominations are widespread with Baptists representing 35 % of the population, Anglicans 15 %, Pentecostals 8 %, Baha'is, Hindus, Rastafarians and practitioners of Obeah.
