| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 215 pages). |
| Series |
Contemporary issues in the Middle East |
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Contemporary issues in the Middle East.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"According to the Qur'an, God created two parallel species, man and the jinn, the former from clay and the latter from fire. Beliefs regarding the jinn are deeply integrated into Muslim culture and religion, and have a constant presence in legends, myths, poetry, and literature. In Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn, Amira El-Zein explores the integral role these mythological figures play, revealing that the concept of jinn is fundamental to understanding Muslim culture and tradition." |
| Subject |
Jinn.
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Islamic demonology.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Islamic demonology. (OCoLC)fst01730315
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Jinn. (OCoLC)fst00983626
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: El-Zein, Amira. Islam, Arabs, and the intelligent world of the jinn. 1st ed. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009 (DLC) 2009026745 |
| ISBN |
9780815650706 (electronic bk.) |
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0815650701 (electronic bk.) |
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