Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-316) and index.

Preliminary Materials / M. Maarouf -- Introduction / M. Maarouf -- Chapter One. Local Histories: Sharifianism And Power / M. Maarouf -- Chapter Two. The Buffi Representation Of The World Of Jinn / M. Maarouf -- Chapter Three. Jinn Eviction And Other Rituals As Discourses Of Power / M. Maarouf -- Chapter Four. The Paradigm Of Authority: The Mythic Court Of Jinn / M. Maarouf -- Conclusion / M. Maarouf -- Appendices / M. Maarouf -- Glossary / M. Maarouf -- Bibliography / M. Maarouf -- Figures / M. Maarouf -- Index / M. Maarouf.

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This book is intended to construct a basis for the understanding of the rites and practices associated with exorcism, or jinn eviction as it is performed within the maraboutic institution called zawiya. Jinn eviction as it occurs in the maraboutic institution reproduces ideologies and social hierarchies of traditional society through the use of a variety of healing symbols and rituals. These symbols are delved into for the benefit of understanding the perennial cultural foundations of the discourse and practice of power in Morocco. The result is an ethnography of possession that has combined meticulous ethnographic field work with critical discourse analysis.