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Bodies, Boundaries, and Spirit Possession – Moroccan Women and the Revision of Tradition

Margaret Rausch author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transcript Verlag

Published:25th Nov '21

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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 possession practices presented in this study. By adjusting their vocation to ongoing processes of commercialization and professionalization and to the changing needs and expectations of their female clientele, traditional women seers have increasingly taken on the therapeutic task of helping women to resolve the growing number of inner and interpersonal conflicts in their daily lives.

Besprochen in: MESA Buelletin, 42/1-2 (2008), Deborah Kapchan

ISBN: 9783933127464

Dimensions: 8mm x 5mm x 15mm

Weight: 969g

276 pages