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OverviewIn Health and Ritual in Morocco, Josep Lluis Mateo Dieste analyzes the many notions of the body that appear in various Moroccan medical and religious systems. Viewing these issues from anthropological and historical perspectives to the development of Islamic medicine in Morocco, this study highlights the elements of power that define these representations and practices. Mateo Dieste shows that most of the healing rituals challenge the strict division between physical and mental afflictions. Health and Ritual in Morocco provides a valuable structure for understanding Moroccan conceptions of the person, rites of passage, gender differences, and reproductive practices. It offers insights into the weight of the notions of impurity and purification of the body in the daily life of the contemporary Moroccan population. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Josep Lluis Mateo DiestePublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 109 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.724kg ISBN: 9789004232860ISBN 10: 9004232869 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 12 October 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Notions of the Person 2. Purity and Impurity: What Enters and Leaves the Body 3. The Body of the Rite: Gender and Social Ages 4. Plural Notions of Illness and Treatment 5. Among the jnun: Possessions, Magic and Psychosomatic Affflictions 6. Sexuality and Reproduction Conclusions Glossary Bibliography IndexReviews... a solid contribution to literature on the anthropology of health and the body in Morocco. The book is thoroughly researched and well referenced. Rachel Newcomb in IJMES 46.3 (2014), p. 615-616. Author InformationJosep Lluis Mateo Dieste, Ph.D. (2002), European University Institute (Florence), is Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. He has published numerous books and articles on Morocco, including La hermandad hispano-marroqui (Edicions Bellaterra, 2003). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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