The rain rituals as rites of spiritual passage
This study of ritual and symbolism in Muslim society is based mainly on ethnographic data and Arab Islamic literature on the rain prayers. The author demonstrates that the rain rituals are rites of spiritual passage from disobedience to God to reverence for Him. Empirical data are gathered during th...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1988
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International journal of Middle East studies
Year: 1988, Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Pages: 507-529 |
| Further subjects: | B
Tunisia
Islam
Cult
Drought
Dry season
Islamische Länder / Islamische Welt
B Dry season B Islam B Cult B Islamic countries B Drought B Tunisia |