Beliefs about jinn, black magic and the evil eye among Muslims: Age, gender and first language influences

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-77

  Khalifa, Najat ^a   Hardie, Tim ^b   Latif, Shahid ^c   Jamil, Imran ^d   Walkere, Dawn Marie ^e  

^a NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b East Midlands Centre for Forensic Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

^c Northamptonshire Healthcare Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Partnerships in Care Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black magic; Culture and mental health; Evil eye; Jinn; Muslims; Supernatural; Trans cultural psychiatry

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956295481     PISSN: 17542863     EISSN: 17542871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2010.503051     Document Type: Article

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