Migration and Religion: A Case of Healing Arabic Amulets among Syriac Orthodox Immigrants in Canada

Migration and Religion: A Case of Healing Arabic Amulets among Syriac Orthodox Immigrants in CanadaInternational Journal of Linguistics, Literature and CultureSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/2FGS8ANL/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Guita G.HouraniMigration and Religion: A Case of Healing Arabic Amulets among Syriac Orthodox Immigrants in Canadahttp://syriaca.org/cbss/2FGS8ANLhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/2FGS8ANLhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/2FGS8ANLInternational Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture6:3201940-54Religious beliefs and customs migrate transnationally with the immigrants who carry them from their countries of origin into their new countries of settlement. Among these religious beliefs are those that concern health and sickness, and more specifically, preventatives and cures. This article presents a case study of medical beliefs within the Christian Syriac Community of Sherbrooke in Canada, as witnessed through two amulets that contain two Psalmic invocations handwritten in Arabic, which were kept as heirlooms of the Batrie family. This article explores the way first generation immigrants transplanted homeland religious beliefs and practices in a new social environment, with the use of amulets as a conduit between man and the supernatural, and, more pragmatically, the use of Psalmic verses as healing medium with miraculous power. Hourani, Guita G. “Migration and Religion: A Case of Healing Arabic Amulets among Syriac Orthodox Immigrants in Canada.” International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture 6:3 (2019): 40–54. Guita G. Hourani, Migration and Religion: A Case of Healing Arabic Amulets among Syriac Orthodox Immigrants in Canada, International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture 6:3 (2019): 40–54.DiasporaJacobitesOld TestamentPsalmsXIX-XXI CEXXI CEamuletsmagicpopular religion