Full Description
Drawing upon her anthropological fieldwork in various poor neighbourhoods in Cairo, the author shows the resilience of poor women in the face of poverty. Beliefs about demons that invade the body and thereby cause illness derive from 'formal' as well as 'popular' Islam. Affected women find relief in the Zar ceremony or in a session of Koran healing.
Contents
Preface
Transcription and Pronunciation of the Arabic Script
I. Living and Working in Cairo
Research
Cairo
The structure of this book
II. Local Cosmology
Aspects of contemporary cosmology
Influences
Jinn and other non-human beings
Magic
Aspects of Islamic methods of healing
III. Anthropological Approaches to Possession and Healing
Research into possession
Zar Research
My own research
IV. The Zar
General description
Interpretation: zar as transition rite
V. Koran Healing
General description
Men, jinn and magic
Interpretation: Koran healing as transition rite
VI. Possession as a Central Element in Local Cosmology
Vulnerability
Semotiotic Structure
Zar and Koran healing
VII. A Kaleidoscopic Picture of Egyptian Society
Fatiha
Salma
Umm Mustafa
Umm Harbi
Iman
Huda
Reda' (and others): visit of the jinn
VIII. Concluding observations
Appendix
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