Pascal Saisset considered that all children throughout the mellah from Amizmiz within the Morocco was indeed using caps on their thoughts-right until the guy found that this is this new ringworm which had give all over their scalps

parece but is actually an indication of God’s displeasure. Fear of this new djnun are the primary reason behind making sure cleanli­ ness in the domestic and you may value on the ritual requirements to own laundry, clean, preparing food and you may whitewashing property. Mardh boys taht idehum, conditions regarding around their (djnun’s) give, were the outcomes of one’s vengeance otherwise malevolence of your djnun, and you may incorporated snakebites, scorpion stings and crashes. The latest worst disease was men and women due to Goodness Himself, the new mordh Allah: trials and sufferings which have been proof of a beneficial vi­ olation out of divine law. Epidemics was indeed thought to be due to non-observation of the women from ritual love, by shamelessness, adultery, prostitution, and also by violation of your own Sabbath and you will reli­ gious proscriptions. Drought and you may flooding was indeed on the other hand attrib­ uted to help you people inadequacy in regards to this new divine order. A whole collection regarding counter-means and techniques provided professional­ tection resistant to the djnun and the worst eye. This new profile four try believed a good sovereign answer while the matter is slipped incongruously into the any talk, for the shock of your own unini­ tiated listener. Good-luck appeal when it comes to a hands or a seafood had been painted into the exteriors and you will rooms away from home. New the total amount to which these could rise above the crowd are will a beneficial good indication of your amount of cultural growth of a certain area. “Precautionary drug” within the Northern African popular behavior got the form of talismans received of a marabout or a rabbi; the latter, being rarer, was in fact considered in the sight of your own Moslems to possess higher well worth. Each type away from talisman is actually considered to be within the­ vested which have special vitality-that up against the evil eyes, that up against curses, some other up against djnun, people who were said to be ef­

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fective facing Goodness-inflicted illnesses, up against scorpions and other feared evils. Garlic is considered to has actually special professional­ tective and therapeutic vitality more often than not, and you may are maybe when you look at the­ termediate anywhere between a talisman and you may a popular natural option. Whenever pious routine, miracle formulae and all of else hit a brick wall, recourse are was required to healers, sorcerers, and you can chance-tellers. It actually was out-of little characteristics whether these people were Moslem otherwise Jewish: all that mat­ tered was the skill of, and you can vitality caused by, those individuals healers who have been believed to be blessed with divine determination. Those who work in browse off cures flocked the same so you can marabout, dervish, f’quih, oulis, muadeb, rabbis and refafas. Particular carry out look at the miracle man five or six times an effective day to make sure that he may foil the latest tricks of the evil eye. Moslems and also Christians frequented new Jewish repair­ ers regarding the mellah, also it wasn’t unusual to know out of Jews and make an excellent pilgrimage in order to Lourdes wanting a cure. This example for each and every­ sisted down to modern times, and you will miracle boys was in fact ripoff­ sulted whenever medical professionals got failed. Popular treatments was a mystical blend of old-fashioned visitors rem­ edies centered on plants-vegetable oil is actually most widely used inside cures- while the very unlikely miracle cures. For sunstroke, as an example, the fresh roasted direct out of a beneficial goat was applied, fiery hot, toward person’s head towards suitable secret ritual. Paralysis was recovered by thrusting the individual into however-steaming tummy away from a recently slaughtered ox. Ringworm was believed to be a proof intelli­ gence. Magic had its own holistic way of life: ergo, when the cause for a disease was not recognized, new stairs or even the passing causing the sickroom is actually wash together with diligent obtained to drink the water which in fact had already been cautiously mopped right up. New djnun or the individual that got throw the brand new evil eye was basically believed to have left