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Here, Thierry Zarcone and Angela Hobart offer a vigorous and authoritative exploration of the link between Islam and shamanism in contemporary Muslim culture, examining how the old practice of shamanism was combined with elements of Sufism in order to adapt to wider Islamic society. Shamanism and Islam thus surveys shamanic practices in Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans, to show how the Muslim shaman, like his Siberian counterpart, cultivated personal relations with spirits to help individuals through healing and divination. It explores the complexities and variety of rituals, involving music, dance and, in some regions, epic and bardic poetry, demonstrating the close links between shamanism and the various arts of the Islamic world. This is the first in-depth exploration of 'Islamized shamanism', and is a valuable contribution to the field of Islamic Studies, Religion, Anthropology, and an understanding of the Middle East more widely.

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Author:   Thierry Zarcone ,  Angela Hobart
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9781784537456

ISBN 10:   1784537454
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   27 January 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures List of Colour Figures Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction Vladimir Nikolaevich Basilov (1937-1998) : A Pioneer of the Study of 'Islamised Shamanism' Part 1 : Islamised Shamanism in Central Asia Contextual Variations of Shamanic 'Healing' in South Siberia: From 'Obtaining Luck' to Relieving Misfortune Healing in Central Asia: Syncretism and Acculturation Religious Traditions among the Kazakhs and the Kirghizs Muslim Shamans in Kazakhstan Interrelation to the Invisible in Kirghizistan Two Indigenous Healing Methods among Iranian Turkmen Shamans in Afghanistan? Part 2: From Central Asia to the Rest of the Muslim World 8. The People of the Air: Healing and Spirit Possession in South Iran 9. Shamanism in Turkey: Bards, Masters of the Jinns and Healers 10. The Bektashi-Alevi 'Dance of the Crane' in Turkey: A Shamanic Heritage? 11. Dreaming in the practice of African Marabouts in Paris 12. Healing among Traditional Practitioners of the Algerian Sahara Part 3: Islamised Shamanism and Other Religions 13. Shamanism among the Gypsies of Southeastern Europe 14. Spirit Healing in a Hindu/Muslim Area: Shadow Theatre in Java and Bali Notes Index

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Thierry Zarcone is Senior Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris, based at the Ecole Practique des Hautes Etudes, Paris. He has held visiting professorships at Kyoto and Fribourg, Switzerland, and is an expert on Islamic Studies and the history of systems of thought in the Turko-Iranian region.

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