Women and Demons

Women and Demons
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9789004475984
ISBN-13 : 9004475982
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Book Synopsis Women and Demons by : Gerda Sengers

Download or read book Women and Demons written by Gerda Sengers and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rich ethnographic study describes the nearly impossible challenge of the daily existence of women in the poor neighbourhoods of Cairo. When these women fall ill they often put the blame on beings from an invisible world that invaded their body (possession), and they seek the help of traditional healers in the Zar ceremony or Koran healing. This book examines in detail the links between cosmology, power and gender. It tackles questions such as ‘what is possession, what is being said with it, and what does society have to do with it?’. The author, who lived a long time in various poor areas of Cairo, attended many sessions of Koran healing and participated in the Zar ceremony. She observed and interviewed many possessed women, as well as healers and other ‘demon specialists’.


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