The lecture from the course "The Devil Knows What: Demons in World Culture" will tell about jinn. In Arabic mythology, these spirits occupy an important place. They are associated with diseases and nightmares, which they send in the form of damage. Jinn also steal food from houses and make noise like a whole crowd of people. The most effective for driving out jinn is considered to be the "Throne Ayat" (the 42nd verse of the second sura of the Koran). It is read out loud sometimes 7 times, sometimes 17 times; if the person attacked by a jinn is an inveterate sinner, then this ayat can be repeated 313 times. In the lecture, you will learn: - about the types of jinn and the images in which they appear; - what happens to a person who is possessed by a jinn; - what evil spirits may demand in order to leave the body of a sick person; — how jinn are described in dogmatic Islam, and how — in folk and mystical Islam; — can an evil jinn fall in love with a person. Lecturer — Yuri Anatolyevich Averyanov, PhD in History, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The meeting will be held as part of the lecture series “The Devil Knows What: Demons in World Culture”. 00:00 Start 00:09 About the lecturer Yuri Anatolyevich Averyanov 01:25 The term “jinn”. Origin and meanings 09:54 Images of jinn: varieties, abilities, way of life 12:39 Cities of jinn and their treasures 14:46 Are jinn spirits or creatures? 16:23 Jinn in the view of pagans 17:58 Jinn in the view of Muslims 19:36 The supreme leader of the jinn is Iblis 28:06 Adam and Eve in the Islamic tradition. The image of the white snake 35:20 The influence of Iranian mythology on the image of Iblis 36:41 Demons of the diff among Iranians and Arabs. The influence of India 40:06 "Panic horror" the influence of Antiquity on Arabic demonology 40:40 Dance and theater as means of communication with the other world in different cultures 44:56 Demons of the road ghoul: seled and kutrub 46:51 Protection from demons: mushaf and tavis 49:07 Domestic jinn - amaras 59:57 Iblis: images, abilities and intrigues 01:00:18 Prophet Suleiman - tamer of jinn 01:05:42 Jinn - lords of fire 01:07:05 African traditions as a source of magic. Jinn of Africa 01:13:10 Love affair of jinn and people. Folklore 01:15:26 Medieval cosmographies 01:16:25 Children of Iblis and their spheres of influence 01:18:44 Mother of the jinn 01:19:43 The city of Ubar – the abode of the jinn 01:21:13 The king of the jinn 01:22:37 Harut and Marut 01:26:14 Ottoman poem about Imam Ali 01:30:35 Jinn and shaitans in Arabia 01:34:34 The use of the words "jinn" and "shaitan" in the Koran 01:35:31 Imam Ali – a fighter against the dark force 01:37:54 Jinn in modern Arab culture 01:38:58 Jinji in Asia Minor 01:40:59 Modern spellcasters of the East 01:41:48 Magic attributes of the Arabs 01:43:05 Djinn among the Bulgarians, Serbs and Macedonians 01:44:22 Start of the question session 01:22:30 Do jinn need lamps? 01:45:15 What is the difference between jinn and shaitans? 01:47:58 Is there a tendency to understand jinn abstractly? 01:50:33 Can we say that people in the Middle Ages knew more about jinn? 01:53:37 Where does the story about the fulfillment of three wishes come from? 01:54:53 Is there a myth about the creation of jinn from flame? 01:57:21 What is the attitude of modern Arabs towards jinn? 01:59:05 Muhammad said to kill black dogs, but what was the attitude towards black cats? Our website: http://nekrasovka.ru/ VK: http://vk.com/nekrasovkalibrary Telegram: https://t.me/nekrasovkalibrary Subscribe to the channel: / @nekrasovkalibrary