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The Karīn and Karīneh

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland56Published In 1926 • Pages: 163-169

By: Blackman, Winifred S. (Winifred Susan).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article deals with the belief in a 'double' (which is born with every human being) and its characteristics. Since a 'double' may cause the illness of a person or his children, there are various cures and precautions which are discussed. The author's field work was done in Middle and Upper Egypt, mostly among women.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Magicians and diviners
Spirits and gods
Magic
Revelation and divination
Ingroup antagonisms
Life and death
Magical and mental therapy
Preventive medicine
Pregnancy
Cultural participation
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Fellahin
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northern Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Joan Steffens ; 1963
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1923
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1923-1926
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Egypt
NotesAdditional notes
Winifred S. Blackman
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Peasantry--Egypt
Egypt--Social life and customs