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In 1933 the German anthropologist Hans Alexander Winkler came across a 'spirit medium' named 'Abd al-Radi in a village near Luxor in Upper Egypt. 'Abd al-Radi was periodically possessed by the ghost of his uncle, and in that state passed messages to those who came to seek help. In an intense study, Winkler lays out the construction of the world shared by the rural people, with its saints and pilgrims, snake charmers and wandering holy men, all under the overarching power of God. Winkler's book was ahead of its time in analyzing a single institution in its social context, and in showing the debates and disagreements about the meaning of such strange events."This multilayered study from the 1930s was precocious in its method and conclusions, and thus it retains its relevance today not only for Egyptian folklore but also for the history of anthropology in Egypt."from the Introduction by Nicholas S. Hopkins In 1933 The German Anthropologist Hans Alexander Winkler Came Across A Spirit Medium Named Abdel Radi In A Village Near Luxor In Upper Egypt. Abdel Radi Was Periodically Possessed By The Ghost Of His Uncle, And In That State Passed Messages To Those Who Came To Seek Help. In An Intense Study, Winkler Lays Out The Construction Of The World Shared By The Rural People, With Its Saints And Pilgrims, Snake-charmers And Wandering Holy Men, All Under The Overarching Power Of God, And Shows How Abdel Radi's Mediumship Made Sense In That Context. Winkler's Book Was Ahead Of Its Time In Analyzing A Single Institution In Its Social Context, And In Showing The Debates And Disagreements About The Meaning Of Such Strange Events.--book Cover. Part 1. The Environment Of 'abd Al-radi. The Landscape And The People Around Abd Al-radi -- Abd Al-radi's Religious Environment -- Popular Religion And Islam -- The Human Body -- Ghosts And Demons -- Magic And Ordeals -- Folk Medicine -- The Shaykh Cult: The Holy And The Dead -- The Image Of The World And Islam --- Part 2. Abd Al-radi. 'abd Al-radi's Origins -- Abd Al-radi's Life History Before The Big Illness -- From The Big Illness To The Call -- The Call And The Irregular Possessions In The First Period -- Regular Possession Episodes -- Time And Place -- Beginning And Ending Of Possession -- The Spirits Of Possession -- A Double Possession -- Personally Received Messages As Illustrations Of The Clairvoyance Of The Possessed -- The Impact Of The Possessed On The Religious And Social Life Of The Fellahin -- Abd Al-radi's Situation In The Eyes Of The Fellahin -- The Possessed As Spokesman For The Dead -- The Possessed As Advisor In Illness -- The Possessed As Advisor And Arbiter Of Legal Matters And Other Social Affairs -- Abd Al-radi As A Central Point In Fellahin Society -- A Dervish -- The Shrine -- The Priesthood -- Abd Al-radi's Character -- Abd Al-radi's Subjective Relationship To His Ghostly Spirits -- The Relationship Between 'abd Al-radi's Waking Consciousness And The Possession Situation. Hans Alexander Winkler ; Translated And Introduced By Nicholas S. Hopkins. First Published In German In 1936 As 'die Reitenden Geister Der Toten'. Includes Index. In 1933 the German anthropologist Hans Alexander Winkler came across a 'spirit medium' named 'Abd al-Radi in a village near Luxor in Upper Egypt. 'Abd al-Radi was periodically possessed by the ghost of his uncle, and in that state passed messages to those who came to seek help. In an intense study, Winkler lays out the construction of the world shared by the rural people, with its saints and pilgrims, snake charmers and wandering holy men, all under the overarching power of God. Winkler's book was ahead of its time in analyzing a single institution in its social context, and in showing the debates and disagreements about the meaning of such strange events. "This multilayered study from the 1930s was precocious in its method and conclusions, and thus it retains its relevance today not only for Egyptian folklore but also for the history of anthropology in Egypt." from the Introduction by Nicholas S. Hopkins Annotation In 1933 the German anthropologist Hans Alexander Winkler came across a spirit medium named Abdel Radi in a village near Luxor in Upper Egypt. Abdel Radi was periodically possessed by the ghost of his uncle, and in that state passed messages to those who came to seek help. In an intense study, Winkler lays out the construction of the world shared by the rural people, with its saints and pilgrims, snake-charmers and wandering holy men, all under the overarching power of God, and shows how Abdel Radis mediumship made sense in that context. Winklers book was ahead of its time in analyzing a single institution in its social context, and in showing the debates and disagreements about the meaning of such strange events. His study was overlooked for many years, and has now been brought back into circulation by this translation In 1933 the German anthropologist Hans Alexander Winkler came across a 'spirit medium' named 'Abd al-Radi in a village near Luxor in Upper Egypt. 'Abd al-Radi was periodically possessed by the ghost of his uncle, and in that state passed messages to those who came to seek help. In an intense study, Winkler lays out the construction of the world shared by the rural people, with its saints and pilgrims, snake charmers and wandering holy men, all under the overarching power of God. Winkler's book was ahead of its time in analyzing a single institution in its social context, and in showing the debates and disagreements about the meaning of such strange events. Book jacket A classic anthropological case study from the 1930s, translated into English for the first time