RELIGST 3AR3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jinn, Idolatry, Prayer Rug

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 3AR3
• Professor: Celia Rothenberg

Document Summary

Mentioned in the quran as being made from smokeless fire by god. We know it accepts because it"s part of the revelation to muhammad and muslims. People who believe that jinn possess people, are wrong; they"re somewhat ignorant. Not only do we know jinns exist, but we know about the jinn themselves. In every single local setting, the experience, looks, sounds, are interpreted differently. Lived in artas for more than 5 years. She wrote 5 volumes about life in artas. In the 30"s, she found that people believed that jinns took an active interest and role in. Primarily, they were unelaborated people"s lives in the village. Jinn are social creatures who live in a world that is quite parallel to our own; the jinn are highly differentiated in terms of nations, economics, gender, and importantly, jinn have religious identities. They are primarily muslims, jews, christians, and some are idolatry (idol worshippers)