Islam, Arabs, and the intelligent world of the jinn
Introduction -- The poetics of the invisible : Muslim imagination and the jinn -- Correspondences between jinn and humans -- Beings of light and of fire -- Divination, revelation, and the jinn -- Magic, possession, diseases, and the jinn -- Jinn in animal shapes -- Love between humans and jinn -- Ji...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Syracuse, N.Y
Syracuse University Press
2009
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| Dans: | Année: 2009 |
| Édition: | 1. ed. |
| Collection/Revue: | Contemporary issues in the Middle East
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Djinn
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Demonology, Islamic
B Islamic demonology B Jinn |
| Résumé: | Introduction -- The poetics of the invisible : Muslim imagination and the jinn -- Correspondences between jinn and humans -- Beings of light and of fire -- Divination, revelation, and the jinn -- Magic, possession, diseases, and the jinn -- Jinn in animal shapes -- Love between humans and jinn -- Jinn inspiring poets -- Conclusion: The sentience of inside out/outside in -- Appendix: The different classes of the jinn |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0815632002 |