1st Edition
Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. I (Routledge Revivals)
By Edward Westermarck
Copyright 1926
644 Pages
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Routledge
644 Pages
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Routledge
651 Pages
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Between the years of 1898 and 1926, Edward Westermarck spent a total of seven years in Morocco, visiting towns and tribes in different parts of the country, meeting local people and learning about their language and culture; his findings are noted in this two-volume set, first published in 1926. Alongside extensive reference material, including Westermarck’s system of transliteration and a... Read more
Introduction; 1. The Baraka (Holiness or Blessed Virtue): Its Prevalence 2. The Baraka (Holiness or Blessed Virtue): Its Manifestations and Effects 3. The Baraka (Holiness or Blessed Virtue): Its Sensitiveness 4. The Jnūn (Jinn): Their Nature and Doings 5. The Jnūn: Prophylactic measures against them and remedies for troubles caused by them – The Jnūn in the service of men and saints 6. The Origin of Beliefs and Practices Relating to the Jnūn 7. Individual Spirits 8. The Evil Eye 9. Curses and Oaths 10. The ‘ĀR and the ‘AHD 9. Witchcraft – Homoepathic Influences – The Transference of Evil
Biography
Edward Westermarck
