cult healing in islamic egypt (International studies in sociology and social anthropology) Sengers, Gerda Primary Author mixed material bibliography Brill Academic Pub 2003 en English

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viii + 302 pp. 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. NONE 9789004127712 PERPUSTAKAAN UMSU Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara Book reviews women and demons: cult healing in islamic egypt Women_and_demons.jpg.jpg 14167 2015-04-03 14:06:59 2015-06-30 11:01:14 machine generated