• Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Places and Pilgrimages
    Nov 5 2024

    Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on places and pilgrimages in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the normal pilgrimages to the Kaaba in the Hajj and to other shrines, such as Muhammad’s shrine, the Tomb of Hussain, and other Saints, and the rituals involving these places and pilgrimages.

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    23 mins
  • Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Other Representations of Forces in Folk Islam
    Nov 1 2024

    Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the forces of natural representation in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents other representations of the most sacred material forces in Folk Islam, like hair and jewelry.

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    23 mins
  • Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Forces of Natural Representation in Folk Islam
    Oct 29 2024

    Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the forces of natural representation in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the natural representation of forces in Folk Islam, such as the Black Stone of the Kaaba, the Dome of the Rock, Morghe Rebat, and the White Stone, how these affect the concepts of God, and how Christians should respond.

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    16 mins
  • Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Fetishes and Charms in Folk Islam (Pt. 2)
    Oct 25 2024

    Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the fetishes and charms in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the uses of fetishes and charms in folk Islam for mechanisms of protection (e.g., physical elements), using the Qur’an as protection.

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    16 mins
  • Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Fetishes and Charms in Folk Islam (Pt. 1)
    Oct 22 2024

    Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the fetishes and charms in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the uses of fetishes and charms in folk Islam, from the Qur’anic magic, and other mechanics of fetishes and charms.

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    20 mins
  • Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Evil Eye
    Oct 18 2024

    Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the Evil Eye during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents on the Evil Eye in both the Bible and the Qur’an, what the Evil Eye is, the Evil Eye in the Muslim world, and how it is understood in Folk Islam.

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    18 mins
  • Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Baraka
    Oct 15 2024

    Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Baraka during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the meaning of the Arabic word Baraka (blessings) in Islam, its mechanism, and forms of receiving blessings.

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    19 mins
  • Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Sayyids and Other Practitioners
    Oct 11 2024

    Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Sayyids and other practitioners during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents what Sayyids are, Diviners and Medicine Men and Women, Midwives, Amulets, Witches, and Marabouts, and how the Qur’an supports this.

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    23 mins