Women and demons : : cult healing in Islamic Egypt / / by Gerda Sengers.
This rich ethnographic study describes the nearly impossible challenge of the daily existence of women in the poor neighbourhoods of Cairo. When these women fall ill they often put the blame on beings from an invisible world that invaded their body (possession), and they seek the help of traditional...
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| Superior document: | International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; 86 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2003] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International studies in sociology and social anthropology ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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