Bøger i Global/Local Islam serien

This text is dedicated to cultural and political figures, institutions and ideas in a period of transition in Muslim societies in Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Indonesia. The focus is on how Islam was re-created as an intellectual and sociopolitical tradition in Southeast Asia in the 1990s.

This work covers the ways in which traditional Moroccan women seers have adjusted to ongoing processes of commercialization and professionalization as well as to the changing needs and expectations of their female clientele. Themes include spirit possession, mother-daughter relationships and more.