| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 337 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Islam in Africa ; v. 8
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Islam in Africa ; v. 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-316) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Intends 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Exorcism -- Morocco.
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Exorcism. |
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Morocco. |
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Jinn -- Morocco.
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Jinn. |
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Sufism -- Morocco.
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Sufism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Maarouf, Mohammed, 1964- Jinn eviction as a discourse of power. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007 (DLC) 2007040099 |
| ISBN |
9789047422785 (electronic book) |
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9047422783 (electronic book) |
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9789004160996 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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900416099X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004160996.i-337 |
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