Jinn eviction as a discourse of power [electronic resource] : a multidisciplinary approach to Moroccan magical beliefs and practices / by Mohammed Maarouf.

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Maarouf, Mohammed, 1964-

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ebrary, Inc

Series: Islam in Africa ; v. 8.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.Description: xvi, 337 p. : ill., mapsISBN:

900416099X (hardback : alk. paper)
9789004160996 (hardback : alk. paper)

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Electronic books.

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133.4/270964 22

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GR540 .M33 2007eb

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-316) and index.

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