This monograph is written by an experienced practitioner of a Malaysian ‘embodied war magic or warrior religion’ (p. vii) called silat. The author approaches the subject anthropologically, seeking to integrate theories of embodiment, magic, and performance with indigenous categories of Malay animism, shamanism, and ritual. ‘Performance of enchantment’ and ‘enchantment of performance’ are...
[*The cover and title page of this brilliant scholarly translation are marred by a dreadful typo: Dhabab for Dhahab. On the internet, the book continues to be cited with the incorrect title, for example by Amazon. The book and its authors deserved better.] All those with an interest in Islamic studies, Sufism and mystical thought in general, and the lives of the saints of Morocco in particular,...