AZ-ZĀR BEINGS IN EGYPTIAN FOLKLORE AND FICTION
AZ-ZĀR BEINGS IN EGYPTIAN FOLKLORE AND FICTION

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes a folk ritual named az-Zār, widespread in Egypt to the present day, and its fictional beings – jinn and sayyids. The paper is a result of the author’s immediate observations of several years in this country. The article describes the proper ritual, the characters performing the ritual, the fictional characters, who are believed to exist in the parallel universe and have invisible relations with human beings, as well as some texts of az-Zār ritual and a reflection of this ritual in literature, which to a certain extent indicates the role of az-Zār in the Egyptian society.

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