Jinn eviction as a discourse of power : : a multidisciplinary approach to Moroccan magical beliefs and practices / / Mohammed Maarouf.
This book is intended to construct a basis for the understanding of the rites and practices associated with exorcism, or jinn eviction as it is performed within the maraboutic institution called zawiya. Jinn eviction as it occurs in the maraboutic institution reproduces ideologies and social hierarc...
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| Superior document: | Islam in Africa, v. 8 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2007. |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islam in Africa ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 337 pages) :; illustrations, maps |
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| Summary: | This book is intended to construct a basis for the understanding of the rites and practices associated with exorcism, or jinn eviction as it is performed within the maraboutic institution called zawiya. Jinn eviction as it occurs in the maraboutic institution reproduces ideologies and social hierarchies of traditional society through the use of a variety of healing symbols and rituals. These symbols are delved into for the benefit of understanding the perennial cultural foundations of the discourse and practice of power in Morocco. The result is an ethnography of possession that has combined meticulous ethnographic field work with critical discourse analysis. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1281936243 9786611936242 9047422783 |
| ISSN: | 1570-3754 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Mohammed Maarouf. |