An examination of the history and waning culture of zar in Egypt, and the world in which Muslim women negotiate relations with spirits Zar is both a possessing spirit and a set of reconciliation rites between the spirits and their human hosts: living in a parallel yet invisible world, the capricious spirits manifest their anger by causing ailments for their hosts, which require ritual reconciliation, a private sacrificial rite practiced routinely by the afflicted devotees. Originally spread from Ethiopia to the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf through the nineteenth-century slave trade, in Egypt zar has incorporated elements from popular Islamic Sufi practices, including devotion to Christian and Muslim saints. The ceremonies initiate devotees—the majority of whom are Muslim women—into a community centered on a cult leader, a membership that provides them with moral orientation, social support, and a sense of belonging. Practicing zar rituals, dancing to zar songs, and experiencing trance restore their well-being, which had been compromised by gender asymmetry and globalization. This new ethnographic study of zar in Egypt is based on the author’s two years of multi-sited fieldwork and firsthand knowledge as a participant, and her collection and analysis of more than three hundred zar songs, allowing her to access levels of meaning that had previously been overlooked. The result is a comprehensive and accessible exposition of the history, culture, and waning practice of zar in a modernizing world.

Collects Ka-Zar (1974) #6-9 and material from Savage Tales (1971) #5-11. The Marvel Masterworks series unveils more gems from the Hidden Jungle with a third volume devoted to Ka-Zar and that lovable little furball, Zabu! The creative team of Gerry Conway and John Buscema turn out top-notch jungle action with a run of stories in their run from the full-color Ka-Zar comic: Zabu is taken captive by the evil priest Sandratha to be used as a sacrifice for an ancient ritual! Ka-Zar also takes on the beast-god of the lost river and a dinosaur hunter! Plus: You haven't seen Ka-Zar until you've seen him in John Buscema's lushly illustrated-never before reprinted-adventures from Savage Tales! Also featuring team-up tales co-starring Shanna the She-Devil and two Shanna solo stories!

Collects Astonishing Tales (1970) #17-20, Ka-Zar (1974) #1-5, Shanna the She-Devil (1972) #1-5, Daredevil (1964) #110-112; material from Daredevil (1964) #109, Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #3. Ka-Zar the Lord of the Hidden Jungle meets Shanna the She-Devil for the very first time in this massive Marvel Masterworks! These two heroes were from separate realms, but after both rejected the modern world and its concrete canyons it was inevitable their paths would cross deep in the jungle. Ka-Zar must first conquer a madman powered by the Super-Soldier serum, the twin villain Gemini and Ka-Zar's brother the Plunderer, while Shanna hunts her father's killers, explores the jungle's mysteries and battles the Mandrill and priestess Nekra. After their paths diverge, Ka-Zar will encounter an evolved incarnation of his Savage Land nemesis in adventures with Bobbi Morse, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent known as Mockingbird. Meanwhile, Shanna completes her quest to avenge her father alongside Daredevil.

Collects Ka-Zar the Savage #1-5. A new world for the jungle lord! A hunt for his faithful four-legged friend Zabu takes Ka-Zar beyond the Savage Land — into the ancient paradise of Pangea! But from shining citadels to the lofty heights of the Aerie Shalahn, it’s filled with newfound friends — and fresh dangers! Caught between bird-people and pterons, will Kevin Plunder plunge to his doom, or find new love? One way or another, things are going to get complicated with Shanna, because the so-called she-devil isn’t quite herself. As Ka-Zar wrestles with his restlessness, the stakes become life and death. Savage tales from a series that’s one of Marvel’s hidden gems!

Collects Ka-Zar Lord Of The Savage Land (2021) #1-5. Ka-Zar is back from the dead - with new, terrifying powers! The alien Cotati murdered him. The Savage Land brought him back. Now united with Shanna the She-Devil in a mystical merging of life energies, Ka-Zar has a new and vastly different perspective, new abilities, new needs…and new enemies. An ancient evil has surfaced in the prehistoric refuge known as the Savage Land - one that is rapidly reshaping the forgotten world and its inhabitants. Now Ka-Zar and Shanna must fight together to protect their home and family! But their son, Matthew, has plans of his own - and the new master of the Savage Land is about to be revealed! Prepare for an action-packed jungle adventure that will leave you breathless!