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obiaor obeahIn West African folklore, a gigantic animal that steals into villages by night to kidnap girls on behalf of witches. In some Caribbean cultures the word is used to refer to overpowering and extremely evil forms of witchcraft and sorcery. Bewitched objects, buried with the intent of causing harm, are sometimes called obia. A person who uses the power of obia is called an obiama or obiaman. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Obeah in Winter: This is the weather of waiting/and fogged light--weather/for the long haul, hunkered down,//that drags at the burr-tangled legs/of the dogs leaping against/bitter, wise winter. Yuh beatin' me like yuh is a obeah man trying to drive out a spirit. Annie John's mother calls upon an obeah woman, an alternative healer, for her daughter when she becomes ill during her teen years. |
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