ISBN:
978-3-8258-1349-9
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978-3-03735-900-6
Language:
English
Pages:
248 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Mande Worlds 3
Keywords:
Senegal Westafrika
;
Marabout
;
Frau
;
Frau und Islam
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Migration
;
Islam
;
Sufismus
;
Heiler, weiblich
;
Magie
;
Esoterik
;
Okkultismus
;
Besessenheit
;
Ethnographie
;
Urbanisation
;
Soziales Leben
;
Beziehungen Stadt-Land
;
Globalisierung
;
Religionsethnologie
;
Dakar 〈Stadt, Senegal〉
Abstract:
This rich ethnographic study explores the life and work of successful marabout women in Dakar. It is set against the background of their private family lives, of developments in Senegalese society, and of global changes. While including female experts in spirit possession and plant-based healing, it also gives a rare insight in the work of women who offer Islamic knowledge such as Arabic astrology, numerology, divination and prayer sessions. With the analysis of marabout women's work this study sheds light on the ways in which women's authority in esoteric knowledge is negotiated, legitimated, and publicly recognised in Dakar. The study focuses especially upon marabout women's strategies to gain their clients' trust. Reference to rural areas is a significant element in this process. This study thus contributes to an understanding of the gendered way in which trust and scepticism are related to marabouts' work and of the role of a connection between Dakar and the rural areas therein.
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements -- l. Introduction -- 2. Parcelles Assainies -- 3. Women and Maraboutage -- 4. Islam, Magic, and Femininity -- 5. The Rural Urban Space -- 6. Charlatans -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Appendices -- Authors' index -- Figures and Photographs
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 218 - 227
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Proefschrift, Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen, Universiteit Leiden, 2008
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