Religion in Suriname

thumb|Dutch Royal Tropical Institute, Objectnumber 10019264, Portrait after a Winti-dance in a Bushinengue|Maroon village, [[Suriname, 1948. The dance is called Wintidansi or wentipee in the Ndyuka language. The dancers prepared their bodies with herbs and are therefore able to dance through the fire. While making music (striking the Apinti, singing and dancing) it is possible for the dancer to go into a trance. The Winti-dance is performed only on special occasions.]] Winti is an Afro-Surinamese traditional religion that originated in Suriname. It is a syncretization of the different African

thumb|alt=Image of a 19th-century illustration of an obeah figure of a seated figure confiscated from a black man named Alexander Ellis|Illustration of a figurine confiscated from Alexander Ellis, an accused Obeahman in Morant Bay, Jamaica in 1887. Obeah, also spelled Obiya or Obia, is a broad term for African diasporic religious, spell-casting, and healing traditions found primarily in the former British colonies of the Caribbean. These practices derive much from West African traditions but also incorporate elements of European and South Asian origin. Many of those who practice these traditio

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