Lexicographical Neighbors of Obeahism
Literary usage of Obeahism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theosophist by Theosophical Society (Madras, India) (1891)
"... the patron spirit of obeahism, and whether or not the word Obeah signifies
a " well and enclosed circle," neither well nor circle typifies what it is, ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1851)
"In answer to TH's Query regarding obeahism, though I cannot answer his question
fully, as to its origin, &c., yet I have thought that what I can communicate ..."
3. The Colony of British Guyana and Its Labouring Population: Containing a by H. V. P. Bronkhurst (1883)
"The bottle was afterwards used as a test of the belief in obeahism amongst the
attendants, and its effects were very marked. The application of the test was ..."
4. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1867)
"A belief in obeahism, brought by the slaves from Africa, is on the increase.
The Governor, in a message to the Assembly in 1858, said, "In many of the ..."
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