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farishta | 12:11 Thu 15th Sep 2005 | History

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practice of sorcery and magic rooted in Africa and still carried out in the Caribbean

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voodoo?

Romeo

Voodoo (or Vodoun). Of African origin, it is practiced in the Caribbean (mainly Haiti) and even in New Orleans.

jeanyb

Obeah??

In New Orleans, it is also called 'gris-gris'.

If this is from the Telegraph crossword the answer is Obeah

Voodoo is a religion. Hoodoo is the magic without the religion (but it originated in the southern US).

See movie 'The Skeleton Key'.

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