Descending with Angels Islamic Exorcism and Psychiatry: a Film Monograph |
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| Author:
| Suhr, Christian |
| Series title: | Anthropology, Creative Practice and Ethnography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5261-4032-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2019 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | Free of charge contact
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Book Description:
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This book and award-winning film provide a unique account of the invisible dynamics of possession and psychosis, and how Muslim patients are transformed through the treatments offered by mosques and the psychiatric institutions of European nation-states.
This book and award-winning film provide a unique account of the invisible dynamics of possession and psychosis, and how Muslim patients are transformed through the treatments offered by mosques and the psychiatric institutions of European nation-states.