Bodies, Boundaries and Spirit Possession : : Maroccan Women and the Revision of Tradition / / Margaret Rausch.
The social structures of Moroccan society have been changing in accordance with western models at an ever-growing rate. The role of Islam in sharing the burden of these changes and in narrowing the ever-expanding gap between modernity and tradition is exemplified by the folk-Islamic spirit possessio...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter transcript Backlist eBook Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2015] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Edition: | 1. Aufl. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Globaler lokaler Islam
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Sîdî Ma‘rûf and Perceptions of Bodies and Boundaries
- Chapter 3. Shuwwâfât as Innovators: From Seers to Self-Made Businesswomen
- Chapter 4. Marginalizing Women: Spirit Possession, Mother-Daughter Relationships and Independence
- Chapter 5. Self-Proclaimed Religious Experts and Their Clientele
- Chapter 6. The Lîla: Women and Communal Religious Ritual
- Chapter 7. Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Arabic Transliteration
- Glossary of Arabic and Berber Terms