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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Sengers, Gerda, author. Women and demons : cult healing in Islamic Egypt / by Gerda Sengers. Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2003] ©2003 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource rdacarrier International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; 86 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 healers in the Zar ceremony or Koran healing. This book examines in detail the links between cosmology, power and gender. It tackles questions such as 'what is possession, what is being said with it, and what does society have to do with it?'. The author, who lived a long time in various poor areas of Cairo, attended many sessions of Koran healing and participated in the Zar ceremony. She observed and interviewed many possessed women, as well as healers and other 'demon specialists'. Preface -- Transcription and Pronunciation of the Arabic Script -- I. Living and Working in Cairo -- Research -- Cairo -- The structure of this book -- II. Local Cosmology -- Aspects of contemporary cosmology -- Influences -- Jinn and other non-human beings -- Magic -- Aspects of Islamic methods of healing -- III. Anthropological Approaches to Possession and Healing -- Research into possession -- Zar Research -- My own research -- IV. The Zar -- General description -- Interpretation: zar as transition rite -- V. Koran Healing -- General description -- Men, jinn and magic -- Interpretation: Koran healing as transition rite -- VI. Possession as a Central Element in Local Cosmology -- Vulnerability -- Semotiotic Structure -- Zar and Koran healing -- VII. A Kaleidoscopic Picture of Egyptian Society -- Fatiha -- Salma -- Umm Mustafa -- Umm Harbi -- Iman -- Huda -- Reda' (and others): visit of the jinn -- VIII. Concluding observations -- Appendix. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Spiritual healing Egypt. Healing Religious aspects Islam. Zār Egypt. Women Egypt Cairo Social conditions. 90-04-12771-2 International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; 86. |
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Preface -- Transcription and Pronunciation of the Arabic Script -- I. Living and Working in Cairo -- Research -- Cairo -- The structure of this book -- II. Local Cosmology -- Aspects of contemporary cosmology -- Influences -- Jinn and other non-human beings -- Magic -- Aspects of Islamic methods of healing -- III. Anthropological Approaches to Possession and Healing -- Research into possession -- Zar Research -- My own research -- IV. The Zar -- General description -- Interpretation: zar as transition rite -- V. Koran Healing -- General description -- Men, jinn and magic -- Interpretation: Koran healing as transition rite -- VI. Possession as a Central Element in Local Cosmology -- Vulnerability -- Semotiotic Structure -- Zar and Koran healing -- VII. A Kaleidoscopic Picture of Egyptian Society -- Fatiha -- Salma -- Umm Mustafa -- Umm Harbi -- Iman -- Huda -- Reda' (and others): visit of the jinn -- VIII. Concluding observations -- Appendix. |
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