Jinn eviction as a discourse of power : a multidisciplinary approach to Moroccan magical beliefs and practices /

Jinn eviction as a discourse of power : a multidisciplinary approach to Moroccan magical beliefs and practices /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Maarouf, Mohammed, 1964-
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 337 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Islam in Africa ; v. 8 Islam in Africa ; v. 8.
Subject:	Exorcism -- Morocco. Jinn -- Morocco. Sufism -- Morocco. Exorcism. Jinn. Sufism. Morocco. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11218408

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ISBN:	9789047422785 9047422783 9789004160996 900416099X 1281936243 9781281936240 9786611936242 6611936246
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-316) and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Maarouf, Mohammed, 1964- Jinn eviction as a discourse of power. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004160996.i-337

Table of 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.