The use of kinship terminology in Morocco: 
humans, jnun, marriage, affinity and alliance

Authors

  • Araceli González Vázquez Área de Estudios Árabes e Islámicos, Departamento de Estudios Clásicos Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU)

Keywords:

Morocco, spirits, fictive kinship, affinity, body

Abstract

This article analyses a particular use of kinship terminology in Morocco, focusing primarily on Jbalan ethnographic materials. It examines marriage between humans and jnun (ar. geniuses or spirits, frequently malefic), and it reflects on the role of affinity as a means of establishing an interspecific alliance.
Cover of “Ankulegi” journal, issue 16.

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No. 17 (2013): Anthropology of violence

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How to Cite

The use of kinship terminology in Morocco: 
humans, jnun, marriage, affinity and alliance. (2015). Ankulegi. Social Anthropology Journal, 17, 57-70. https://aldizkaria.ankulegi.org/index.php/ankulegi/article/view/7

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