Taming the nafs: Unbounded spirits and mental illness in militarized Pakistan
In Pakistan, jinn afflictions reveal the maddening effects of displacement, economic inequality, and household conflicts. In this article, I consider how healers treat conditions of the nafs (soul), specifically its impurity and corruption through material desires, as enhancing the susceptibility of...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2023
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Ethos
Year: 2023, Volume: 51, Issue: 4, Pages: 401-415 |
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Spirits
B Pakistan B nafs B Political Violence B Healing B Jinn B Sufism |
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