Obeah Religion Essay

The Obeah and Myal religions are both very similar but they do have their differences. The main thing that I find extremely fascinating is that fact that the Myal religion is all about good magic. The Obeah religion does have some good magic but it is very small it is mainly about evil magic. “The Obeah religion is practiced in the British islands of the Caribbean island. To be more specific it is in the Bahamas, Antigua, Barbados, and Jamaica” (Olmos and Paravisini-Gebert 155). The Obeah religion have “two very distinct categories, the first one that is both good or evil which is the practice of spells. The reason why they use spells is because it is used to protect yourself, family and loved ones. The second category is the practice of
Also, one they use the evil magic on that specific person they realize that you should not mess with that person. When it comes to the good magic is used for healing, which means that they are only using that part of there magic for the greater good which makes me think that they are not really trying to hurt people they are just trying to get there point across. They also only use magic for a good reason, for example if someone were to injure them or there loved one on purpose, more than likely that would cast a spell on them so they know that it is not okay to hurt someone. The Myal religion is quite different from the Obeah religion the two-main difference is the fact that they only do “good magic, another difference is the fact that the people who practice this religion are only located in Jamaica” (Olmos and Paravisini-Gebert 171). Even though the Myal religion is a part of the Obeah religion they still “do anti-Obeah campaigns” (Olmos-Paravisini-Gebert 171). Which by anyone who knows anything about the Myal religion you would believe that they do not consider themselves a part of the Obeah