21. LIFE AND DEATH

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. FOREWORD xi
5. ABBREVIATIONS xv
6. ANSHA’S FAMILY xvii
7. NOTE ON LANGUAGES xix
8. PROLOGUE: To the Spirit Mosque 1
9. INTRODUCTION 5
10. PART I: ANSHA AND THE SPIRITS
11. 1. RURAL AND URBAN 25
12. 2. HEALTH AND HEALING 31
13. 3. WIVES AND HUSBANDS 36
14. 4. DEMONS AND SPIRITS 42
15. 5. INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS 49
16. 6. MOUNTAINS 54
17. 7. COAST 60
18. 8. RIVERS AND BRIDGES 65
19. PART II: OUTSIDE THE MOSQUE
20. 9. MAKHUWA AND MAKA 73
21. 10. BOOKS AND ROOTS 80
22. 11. MUSLIMS OF THE SPIRITS AND MUSLIMS OF THE MOSQUE 86
23. 12. HEALERS AND THE GOVERNO 93
24. 13. HEALERS AND NURSES 99
25. 14. KNOWING AND NOT-KNOWING 105
26. PART III: PATIENTS
27. 15. GOOD AND EVIL 115
28. 16. CLOSED AND OPENED 121
29. 17. THE DEAD AND THE LIVING 127
30. 18. JUNIORS AND SENIORS 133
31. 19. TRADITION AND MODERNITY 138
32. 20. SPIRITS AND WOMEN 144
33. PART IV: RETURNS
34. 21. LIFE AND DEATH 153
35. EPILOGUE 158
36. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 159
37. GLOSSARY 163
38. NOTES 165
39. REFERENCES 189
40. INDEX 211