Bodies, Boundaries and Spirit Possession : Maroccan Women and the Revision of Tradition /

The social structures of Moroccan society have been changing in accordance with western models at an ever-growing rate. The role of Islam in sharing the burden of these changes and in narrowing the ever-expanding gap between modernity and tradition is exemplified by the folk-Islamic spirit possessio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rausch, Margaret (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bielefeld : transcript-Verlag, [2015]
Edition:1. Aufl.
Series:Globaler lokaler Islam
Subjects:
Femmes > Maroc > Morale pratique.
Femmes > Maroc > Vie religieuse.
Islam > Social aspects > Morocco.
Islam > Social aspects.
Muslim women > Social conditions.
Muslim women > Morocco > Social conditions.
Spirit possession > Morocco.
Women > Social conditions.
Women > Morocco > Social conditions.
Islam > Aspect social > Maroc.
Islam > Aspect social.
Musulmanes > Conditions sociales.
Musulmanes > Maroc > Conditions sociales.
Possession par les esprits > Maroc.
Femmes > Conditions sociales.
Femmes > Maroc > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies
Islam > Social aspects
Muslim women > Social conditions
Spirit possession
Women > Social conditions
Morocco
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Sîdî Ma'rûf and Perceptions of Bodies and Boundaries
  • Chapter 3. Shuwwâfât as Innovators: From Seers to Self-Made Businesswomen
  • Chapter 4. Marginalizing Women: Spirit Possession, Mother-Daughter Relationships and Independence
  • Chapter 5. Self-Proclaimed Religious Experts and Their Clientele
  • Chapter 6. The Lîla: Women and Communal Religious Ritual
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Arabic Transliteration
  • Glossary of Arabic and Berber Terms

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