An emergent affliction in today’s Egypt
This article examines the emergence and constitution of a new affliction category in contemporary Egypt: wahm, meaning (self-)illusion, locally defined as the condition of being falsely convinced one is possessed by spirits called ‘jinn’, all the while exhibiting real possession symptoms. As I show,...
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University of Edinburgh
2018-04-01
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| Colección: | Medicine Anthropology Theory |
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| Acceso en línea: | http://www.medanthrotheory.org/article/view/4837 |
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