Wombs and alien spirits : women, men, and the Zār cult in northern Sudan / Janice Boddy.

Author/creator Boddy, Janice Patricia
Format Book
Publication InfoMadison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©1989.
Descriptionxxi, 399 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Muslim women--Sudan.
Zār--Sudan.
Islamic marriage customs and rites--Sudan.
Spirit possession--Sudan.
Sex customs--Sudan.

SeriesNew directions in anthropological writing
New directions in anthropological writing.
Contents The human world. Departures ; Enclosures ; Boundaries and indeterminacies -- Women, men, and spirits. Zār ; Possession, marriage, and fertility ; Zaineb and Umselima : possession as a family idiom ; Hosts and spirits -- Allegories of the spirit world. The parallel universe ; Two ceremonies ; Arrivals : allegory and otherness.
Local noteLittle-348248--305131054477/
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 363-383).
LCCN 89040250
ISBN0299123103 :
ISBN9780299123109
ISBN0299123146 (pbk.) :
ISBN9780299123147 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HQ1793.5.B64 1989 ✔ Available Place Hold