Zar : Spirit Possession, Music, and Healing Rituals in Egypt Published_9 Apr 2010 This 6-inch ritual wand smudge

This 6-inch ritual wand smudge stick combines the cleansing properties of rosemary and white sage with the grounding energy of a natural red jasper crystal

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Zar : Spirit Possession, Music, and Healing Rituals in Egypt Published_9 Apr 2010 This 6-inch ritual wand smudgeAn examination of the history and waning culture of zar in Egypt, and the world in which Muslim women negotiate relations with spiritsZar is both a possessing spirit and a set of reconciliation rites between the spirits and their human hosts: living in a parallel yet invisible world, the capricious spirits manifest their anger by causing ailments for their hosts, which require ritual reconciliation, a private sacrificial rite practiced routinely by