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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: H-NET List on Islamic Lands of the Medieval Period [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Letizia Osti Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 5:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: H-MEM: witchcraft / sorcery in Islam From: Liran Yadgar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 19 February 2008 00:50 To the suggestions made by professor Edgar Francis about whichcraft in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, I would add: Eleanor Abdella Doumato, Getting God's Ear: Women, Islam, and Healing in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000; and Remke Kruk, "Harry Potter in the Gulf: Contemporary Islam and the Occult". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 32 (2005), pp. 47-73. A good starting point is: Magic and Divination in Early Islam, edited by Emilie Savage-Smith. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004 (Formation of the classical Islamic world, V. 42.) and searching at "index islamicus" under "witchcraft", "magic", "occult sciences", and other similar key-words. "Healing" and "medicine" could be helpful as well, for example: Gerda Sengers. Women and Demons: Cult Healing in Islamic Egypt. Leiden: Brill, 2003; and, of course, Majnun: The Madman in Medieval Islamic Society, by Michael W. Dols. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992. [Boaz Shoshan's review of Dols, "The State and Madness in Medieval Islam", International Journal of Middle East Studies, 35 (2003), pp. 329-340, might be useful for its methodological approach.] Science, Tools & Magic (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, V. 12) includes some intersting information and photos of magic-medicinal bowls. Best, Liran ------------ Liran Yadgar Ph.D. Candidate Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations The University of Chicago [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html