Hoodoo practitioners often invoke Christian figures, use the Bible in divination, or quote from Psalms in charms. Like the similar system of Obeah that developed in the British West Indies, Hoodoo also evolved in predominantly Anglo-Protestant regions where African communal religious activities were discouraged, leading to an emphasis on private ritual.
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