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Jinn eviction as a discourse of power : a multidisciplinary approach to Moroccan magical beliefs and practices / by Mohammed Maarouf.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maarouf, Mohammed, 1964-
- Series:
- Islam in Africa ; v. 8.
- Islam in Africa, 1570-3754 ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Exorcism--Morocco.
- Exorcism.
- Jinn--Morocco.
- Jinn.
- Sufism--Morocco.
- Sufism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 337 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- Local histories : sharifianism and power
- The buffi representation of the world of jinn
- Jinn eviction and other rituals as discourses of power
- The paradigm of authority : the mythic court of jinn.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-316) and index.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-93624-3
- 9786611936242
- 90-474-2278-3
- OCLC:
- 646789992
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004160996.i-337 DOI
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