Obeah

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spiritual practice
gptkbp:hasDepartment claim to have special powers
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance slavery
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus varies by country
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Obeah
gptkbp:involves rituals
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:African_diaspora
community identity
spiritual healing
supernatural beliefs
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor other spiritual traditions
gptkbp:isConnectedTo African_spirituality
gptkbp:isConsidered a cultural heritage
a form of empowerment
a spiritual path
a form of folk magic
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor some religious groups
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
gptkbp:timePeriod curses