Assertion: obeah | /r/HasProperty | criminalised
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text: Obeah was initially criminalised to protect slavery against uprisings; the current law was made to symbolise Jamaica’s hostility to its African connections and to suppress poor people’s religion.
text: It seems to me that those who ought to be most concerned about whether obeah is legalised, or if it remains illegal, are obeah men, obeah women and their respective clientele.
text: If you are denied the right to claim deep-rooted spiritual powers because obeah is criminalised, your well-being is definitely in jeopardy.
text: If you are denied the right to claim deep-rooted spiritual powers because obeah is criminalised, your well-being is definitely in jeopardy.
text: University of the West Indies lecturer Dr Ajamu Nangwaya wonders why Obeah is criminalised while other similar practices from elsewhere are ignored.
text: University of the West Indies lecturer Dr Ajamu Nangwaya wonders why Obeah is criminalised while other similar practices from elsewhere are ignored.