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Obeah means sorcery, and refers to a number of folk magick traditions both within specific faiths, or practiced as a separate tradition combining aspects of African traditional religion with western ritual magick.

Pronunciation: Ow-bee-ah • (noun)

Alternate Spellings: Obis

 

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