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Mu-Ghayeb: a Culture-Specific Response To Bereavement in Oman

Samir Al-Adawi

Rustam Burjorjee

Ihsan Al-Issa

Studies with normal subjects and patients suggest that in grieving the dead, the bereaved has to go through a progressive course of psychological and social reorganization. The Mu Ghayeb belief in Omani society involves a complete denial of the loss for a relatively long period with the expectation of the return of the dead. This belief persists even after an elaborate ritual of burial and a prescribed period of mourning. The deceased are expected to leave the grave after burial and join their families when the spell placed on them by a sorcerer is broken or counteracted. Although the Mu Ghayeb belief is inconsistent with Muslim religion, it may be explained in terms of sudden and untimely death which used to be rife in the seafaring Omani society.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 43, No. 2, 144-151 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/002076409704300207
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