Spirits of Palestine - Gender, Society, and Stories of the Jinn

Informationen zum Autor Celia Rothenberg is assistant professor of religious studies and health studies at McMaster University. Klappentext Anthropologist Celia Rothenberg gives us a rare glimpse into the daily life of a contemporary Palestinian village, where women's lives are structured more by moral codes and societal norms than by political activism. In this rich ethnographic portrait, stories of the jinn, or spirit possession, become powerful commentaries on women's senses of strength and subordination, both within their villages and in their larger social and political contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The jinn Chapter 3 Women and the Jinn Chapter 4 Zahia and the Jewish Jinn Chapter 5 Men and the Jinn Chapter 6 Social Geography and the Jinn

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• Authors: Celia E. Rothenberg, Rothenberg Celia E.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2004
• EAN: 9780739106433
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-0643-3
• No. of pages: 162
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, Palestine, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Rural communities / rural life