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Redirect to "Obeah and Wanga" since they really go together
 
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The Obeah refers to the Jamaican afro-american religion related to Brazilian [[Candomblé]], the Caribean [[Santeria]] or the Haitian [[Voodoo]].
#REDIRECT [[Obeah and Wanga]]
 
In the Jamaican patois the term "Obeah Mon", or "Obeah Man" means "Father of the Saints", where the "Saints" are the gods and other spiritual entities.
 
The Obeah is an initiatory and secret religion, practiced onlu by a selected few. To an Obeah Mon is alowed the use of any religious or magic system fueled by the powers of the Obeah but, depending of the case, he may concern to the repercutions from the gods and the natural order of the things caused by his acts.

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