[PAR] [TLE] Cubah Cornwallis [SEP] Cubah Cornwallis (died 1848) (often spelled Coubah, Couba, Cooba or Cuba) was a nurse or "doctoress" and Obeah woman who lived in Jamaica during the late 18th and 19th Century. [PAR] [TLE] Obeah [SEP] Obeah (sometimes spelled "Obi", "Obeah", or "Obia") is a term used by the Igbo tribe in Nigeria and in the West Indies to refer to sorcery and religious practices developed among enslaved West Africans of Igbo origin.  Obeah is similar to other Afro-American religions such as Palo, Haitian Vodou, Santería, and Hoodoo.  Obeah is practiced in The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, The Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean nations.
[PAR] [TLE] Cubah Cornwallis [ SEP ] Cubah Cornwallis ( died 1848 ) ( often spelled Coubah , Couba , Cooba or Cuba ) was a nurse or " doctoress " and Obeah woman who lived in Jamaica during the late 18th and 19th Century . [PAR] [TLE] Obeah [ SEP ] Obeah ( sometimes spelled " Obi " , " Obeah " , or " Obia " ) is a term used by the Igbo tribe in Nigeria and in the West Indies to refer to sorcery and religious practices developed among enslaved West Africans of Igbo origin . Obeah is similar to other Afro - American religions such as Palo , Haitian Vodou , Santería , and Hoodoo . Obeah is practiced in The Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , Dominica , Guyana , Jamaica , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , The Virgin Islands , and other Caribbean nations .
Who is the nurse and Obeah woman who lived in Jamaica during the late 18th and 19th century?
Who is the nurse and Obeah woman who lived in Jamaica during the late 18th and 19th century ?
Cubah Cornwallis
Cubah Cornwallis