An ethnography of ritual and belief in contemporary Cairo. It contrasts the concepts and practices of three groups of Sunni Muslims - Sufis, practitioners of magic (dagaleen) and the varied religious groups known as Islamists. It shows that in Cairene society, purity and practice neither uphold social division nor significantly oppress women.
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