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Getting God's ear : women, Islam, and healing in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf / Eleanor Abdella Doumato.
Publication details: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, c2000.Description: xii, 312 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780231116664 (cloth) :
- 0231116667 (cloth) :
- 0231116675 (paper)
- Women -- Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Women -- Religious life -- Saudi Arabia -- History -- 20th century
- Women healers -- Saudi Arabia -- History -- 20th century
- Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Saudi Arabia -- History -- 20th century
- Wahhaabiyah -- Saudi Arabia -- History -- 20th century
- HQ1730 .D68 2000
Contents:
A Note on the Spelling of Arabic Words and Proper Nouns -- Introduction: Making Connections: Knowledge, Rituals, and Healing -- Ch. 1. Women and Religious Learning: Piety and a Matter of Propriety -- Ch. 2. Prayer, the Mosque, and the Ways Women Worship -- Ch. 3. The Healing Power of Words: Ink, Spit, and Holy Speech -- Ch. 4. Engaging Spirits: Prophylaxis, Witchcraft, Exorcisms, Trial by Ordeal, and Zar -- Ch. 5. When Words Fail: Surgeries, Smells, and Salt Packing -- Conclusion: Community, Gender, and the Spiritual Experience -- Epilogue: Saudi Arabia, 1998 -- Appendix: The Scene of the Action for Getting God's Ear.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | HQ 1730 .D68 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 600912 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-303) and index.
A Note on the Spelling of Arabic Words and Proper Nouns -- Introduction: Making Connections: Knowledge, Rituals, and Healing -- Ch. 1. Women and Religious Learning: Piety and a Matter of Propriety -- Ch. 2. Prayer, the Mosque, and the Ways Women Worship -- Ch. 3. The Healing Power of Words: Ink, Spit, and Holy Speech -- Ch. 4. Engaging Spirits: Prophylaxis, Witchcraft, Exorcisms, Trial by Ordeal, and Zar -- Ch. 5. When Words Fail: Surgeries, Smells, and Salt Packing -- Conclusion: Community, Gender, and the Spiritual Experience -- Epilogue: Saudi Arabia, 1998 -- Appendix: The Scene of the Action for Getting God's Ear.
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