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The Rain Rituals as Rites of Spirtual Passage

1988; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0020743800053873

1471-6380

Nadio Abu-Zahra,

Water management and technologies

The Sahel of Tunisia is part of the arid zone that extends from Morocco to Afghanistan. People in this region profess the religion of Islam. Their views on the links between divine power, human actions, and rain are based on the Quran and are expressed in the rain prayers (salat a1-isrisqa') prescribed by the Prophet and therefore common to all of them. This article refers to North Africa, centering on the village of Sidi Ameur in the Sahel of Tunisia.