Zār
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title:
Zār
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In the cultures of the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of the Middle East, Zār is the term for a demon or spirit assumed to possess individuals, mostly women, and to cause discomfort or illness.
The so-called zār ritual or zār cult is the practice of reconciling the possessing spirit and the possessed individual. Zār possession is often considered lifelong and the rituals associated with it are a form of adorcism, though some have falsely attributed it as an exorcism rite because it involves
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Demon or evil spirit in Middle East and Horn of African cultures
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C4%81r
date created:
2006-11-14T14:12:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T16:43:57Z
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