Statements (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
spiritual practice
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gptkbp:hasDepartment |
claim to have special powers
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gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance |
slavery
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gptkbp:hasLegalStatus |
varies by country
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Obeah
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gptkbp:involves |
rituals
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gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
gptkb:African_diaspora
community identity spiritual healing supernatural beliefs |
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
other spiritual traditions
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gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
African_spirituality
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gptkbp:isConsidered |
a cultural heritage
a form of empowerment a spiritual path a form of folk magic |
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
some religious groups
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gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
historical accounts
anthropological studies |
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
gptkb:Christianity
colonial history indigenous beliefs |
gptkbp:isLinkedTo |
ritualistic practices
cultural identity community rituals cultural resilience |
gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
literature
|
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith |
SanterĂa
women |
gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn |
media
secretive settings |
gptkbp:isOrganizedBy |
witchcraft
|
gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:African_traditional_religions
Caribbean_folklore the_cultural_landscape_of_the_Caribbean the_spiritual_landscape_of_the_Caribbean |
gptkbp:isRegardedAs |
controversial
a form of resistance |
gptkbp:isSimilarTo |
gptkb:Vodou
|
gptkbp:isTaughtIn |
oral tradition
|
gptkbp:isUsedFor |
healing
protection |
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn |
gptkb:the_Bahamas
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago gptkb:Haiti gptkb:Barbados gptkb:Guyana Caribbean some_Afro-Caribbean_communities some_communities_in_Jamaica some_individuals_in_the_United_States |
gptkbp:mayHave |
divination
|
gptkbp:originatesFrom |
West_Africa
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gptkbp:timePeriod |
curses
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