{"id":1223,"date":"2023-07-06T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T11:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/glossar\/obeah\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T08:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T06:52:04","slug":"obeah","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/glossar\/obeah\/","title":{"rendered":"Obeah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Obeah, also called Obi, is a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/glossar\/magic\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The chapter on &ldquo;Magic&rdquo; deals with the genuine form of magic, i.e. sorcery and the art of conjuring, and not with magic tricks or fraudulent attempts at manipulation or quackery. Genuine magical healing methods and diagnoses make use of psychic powers. These magical processes are not just harmless superstition. Magical powers can be developed through&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">magic<\/a> brought to the Caribbean by West African slaves. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/glossar\/magic\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The chapter on &ldquo;Magic&rdquo; deals with the genuine form of magic, i.e. sorcery and the art of conjuring, and not with magic tricks or fraudulent attempts at manipulation or quackery. Genuine magical healing methods and diagnoses make use of psychic powers. These magical processes are not just harmless superstition. Magical powers can be developed through&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">magic<\/a> practices include both black and white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/glossar\/magic\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The chapter on &ldquo;Magic&rdquo; deals with the genuine form of magic, i.e. sorcery and the art of conjuring, and not with magic tricks or fraudulent attempts at manipulation or quackery. Genuine magical healing methods and diagnoses make use of psychic powers. These magical processes are not just harmless superstition. Magical powers can be developed through&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">magic<\/a>. The Obeah men or Obeah priests use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/glossar\/talisman\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A talisman, amulet, or fetish is an artificial object that is believed to have a soul or to be endowed with power. It is worn or worshipped as a protection for personal safety. By wearing these supposed symbols of power and protection, people give them credibility and trust. Amulet comes from the Latin amuletum, meaning&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">talisman<\/a>s, stones, parts of animals, herbs, personal objects or bodily fluids for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/glossar\/magic\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The chapter on &ldquo;Magic&rdquo; deals with the genuine form of magic, i.e. sorcery and the art of conjuring, and not with magic tricks or fraudulent attempts at manipulation or quackery. Genuine magical healing methods and diagnoses make use of psychic powers. These magical processes are not just harmless superstition. Magical powers can be developed through&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">magic<\/a> rites, e.g. for luck and love spells or healing practices. Obeah derives its power from contacting spirits and gods (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/glossar\/demons\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Demons (from the Greek daimonioi = superhuman beings) are angels who have fallen away from God under the leadership of Satan (= Lucifer, the devil). At various points in the biblical history of salvation, they wreak havoc as opponents of God and tempters of man. Since demons are spiritual beings removed from the realm visible&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">demons<\/a>). The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/glossar\/magic\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The chapter on &ldquo;Magic&rdquo; deals with the genuine form of magic, i.e. sorcery and the art of conjuring, and not with magic tricks or fraudulent attempts at manipulation or quackery. Genuine magical healing methods and diagnoses make use of psychic powers. These magical processes are not just harmless superstition. Magical powers can be developed through&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">magic<\/a>al rites are accompanied by chants or other verbal actions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obeah, also called Obi, is a form of magic brought to the Caribbean by West African slaves. The magic practices include both black and white magic. The Obeah men or Obeah priests use talismans, stones, parts of animals, herbs, personal objects or bodily fluids for the magic rites, e.g. for luck and love spells or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1223","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/1223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/1223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1224,"href":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/1223\/revisions\/1224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schriftenmission.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}