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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Auteur principal: Abu-Zahra, Nadia (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Cambridge Univ. Press 1988
Dans: International journal of Middle East studies
Année: 1988, Volume: 20, Numéro: 4, Pages: 507-529
Sujets non-standardisés:B Tunesien
B Islamische Staaten
B Islam
B Saison sèche
B Sécheresse
B Culte
B Tunesien Islam Culte Sécheresse Saison sèche Islamische Länder / Islamische Welt
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Résumé: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 the author's fieldwork expeditions to village of Sidi Ameur in the Sahel of Tunisia in 1965-1966, 1972, and 1984. (DÜI-Hns)
ISSN:0020-7438
Contient:In: International journal of Middle East studies