Jinn, Islam and the Politics of Secularism in Bangladesh

Record summary

Bangladeshi accounts of jinn, exorcism, Qur’anic recitation, shrine practice, and spirit-related illness appear in anthropological and religious studies literature. They offer a South Asian comparison point for intermediary beings because jinn may be treated as morally accountable persons rather than as angels, and because local practice intersects with Islamic reform, folk religion, gender, and psychiatry. Researchers should locate the exact village, healer, interview corpus, or published case. The material records contested interpretations and ritual actions, not verified supernatural encounters.