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Sorcery or Science?: Contesting Knowledge and Practice in West African Sufi Texts - Magic in History Marcus-Sells, Ariela (Elon University)
Sorcery or Science?: Contesting Knowledge and Practice in West African Sufi Texts - Magic in History
Marcus-Sells, Ariela (Elon University)
Examines the works of two Sufi Muslim scholars, Sidi al-Mukhtar al-Kunti (d. 1811) and his son Sidi Mu?ammad (d. 1826), focusing on their cosmology and metaphysics of the realm of the unseen, in relation to the history of magical discourses within the Hellenistic and Arabo-Islamic worlds.
232 pages, 1 Maps; 4 Halftones, black and white
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 8, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9780271092294 |
| Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 23 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |
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