obeah
/ˈəʊbɪə/
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Tanım
•a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
Etimoloji
Uncertain; apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African language. The Oxford English Dictionary points to Igbo abià (“knowledge, wisdom”), obìa (“doctor, healer”). Cognate of Aukan obiya, Saramaccan obia, and Sranan Tongo obia.
Kelime Ailesi
obeah doctor
obeahism
obeahman