Health and ritual in Morocco [electronic resource] : conceptions of the body and healing practices / by Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste ; translated by Martin Beagles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mateo Dieste, Josep Lluís, 1968-

Contributor:

Beagles, Martin.

Series:

Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia 109.

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 109

Standardized Title:

Salud y ritual en Marruecos. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human body--Social aspects--Morocco.

Human body.

Human body--Religious aspects--Islam.

Traditional medicine--Morocco.

Traditional medicine.

Medicine--Religious aspects--Islam.

Medicine.

Moroccans--Health and hygiene.

Moroccans.

Moroccans--Medical care.

Moroccans--Rites and ceremonies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Health and Ritual in Morocco , Josep Lluis Mateo Dieste analyzes the many notions of the body that appear in various Moroccan medical and religious systems. Viewing these issues from anthropological and historical perspectives to the development of Islamic medicine in Morocco, this study highlights the elements of power that define these representations and practices. Mateo Dieste shows that most of the healing rituals challenge the strict division between physical and mental afflictions. Health and Ritual in Morocco provides a valuable structure for understanding Moroccan conceptions of the person, rites of passage, gender differences, and reproductive practices. It offers insights into the weight of the notions of impurity and purification of the body in the daily life of the contemporary Moroccan population.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste and Martin Beagles

Introduction

1. Notions of the Person

2. Purity and Impurity: What Enters and Leaves the Body

3. The Body of the Rite: Gender and Social Ages

4. Plural Notions of Illness and Treatment

5. Among the jnûn: Possessions, Magic and Psychosomatic Afflictions

6. Sexuality and Reproduction

Conclusions / Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste and Martin Beagles

Glossary / Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste and Martin Beagles

Bibliography / Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste and Martin Beagles

Index / Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste and Martin Beagles.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Nov. 7, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-71699-2

90-04-23448-9

OCLC:

816041421

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004234482 DOI