Writing cures: Religious and communicative authority in late modern Morocco

Journal of North African Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-168

  Spadola, Emilio ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority; Communication; Islamic reform; Jinns; Scripturalism

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CONFLICT; CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; ISLAMISM; REFORM PROCESS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 68449096150     PISSN: 13629387     EISSN: 17439345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13629380802343541     Document Type: Article

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