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Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Divination in Folk Islam
2d ago
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Divination in Folk Islam
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on divination in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents divination in Folk Islam, its condemnation in the Bible, and manifestations of divination in Folk Islam from different regions.

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Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Divination in Folk Islam
2d ago
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Divination in Folk Islam
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on divination in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents divination in Folk Islam, its condemnation in the Bible, and manifestations of divination in Folk Islam from different regions.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Magic in Folk Islam
6d ago
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Magic in Folk Islam
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on magic in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the magic in Folk Islam, the reality of it found in the Bible, the magic found in the Qur’an and Hadith, and how it manifests.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Rites of Passage in Folk Islam
Nov 12 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Rites of Passage in Folk Islam
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on rites of passage in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the rites of passage from birth to death in both of Islam's main traditions: Sunni and Shia.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Festivals in Folk Islam
Nov 8 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Festivals in Folk Islam
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on festivals in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents festivals per region and sects in Folk Islam and how they are understood.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Places and Pilgrimages
Nov 5 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Places and Pilgrimages
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on places and pilgrimages in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the normal pilgrimages to the Kaaba in the Hajj and to other shrines, such as Muhammad’s shrine, the Tomb of Hussain, and other Saints, and the rituals involving these places and pilgrimages.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Other Representations of Forces in Folk Islam
Nov 1 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Other Representations of Forces in Folk Islam
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the forces of natural representation in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents other representations of the most sacred material forces in Folk Islam, like hair and jewelry.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Forces of Natural Representation in Folk Islam
Oct 29 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Forces of Natural Representation in Folk Islam
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the forces of natural representation in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the natural representation of forces in Folk Islam, such as the Black Stone of the Kaaba, the Dome of the Rock, Morghe Rebat, and the White Stone, how these affect the concepts of God, and how Christians should respond.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Fetishes and Charms in Folk Islam (Pt. 2)
Oct 25 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Fetishes and Charms in Folk Islam (Pt. 2)
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the fetishes and charms in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the uses of fetishes and charms in folk Islam for mechanisms of protection (e.g., physical elements), using the Qur’an as protection.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Fetishes and Charms in Folk Islam (Pt. 1)
Oct 22 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Fetishes and Charms in Folk Islam (Pt. 1)
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the fetishes and charms in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the uses of fetishes and charms in folk Islam, from the Qur’anic magic, and other mechanics of fetishes and charms.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Evil Eye
Oct 18 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Evil Eye
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the Evil Eye during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents on the Evil Eye in both the Bible and the Qur’an, what the Evil Eye is, the Evil Eye in the Muslim world, and how it is understood in Folk Islam.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Baraka
Oct 15 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Baraka
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Baraka during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the meaning of the Arabic word Baraka (blessings) in Islam, its mechanism, and forms of receiving blessings.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Sayyids and Other Practitioners
Oct 11 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Sayyids and Other Practitioners
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Sayyids and other practitioners during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents what Sayyids are, Diviners and Medicine Men and Women, Midwives, Amulets, Witches, and Marabouts, and how the Qur’an supports this.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Missiological Implication with Folk Islam
Oct 8 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Missiological Implication with Folk Islam
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Missiological implications with Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the different contextualization strategies and examples of the felt needs of Folk Muslims and how the Gospel can answer their needs.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Folk Islamic Saints/Pīrs (Pt. 2)
Oct 4 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Folk Islamic Saints/Pīrs (Pt. 2)
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Saints (Pirs) Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the different names of Saints (Pirs) within the Islamic Traditions, pre-Islamic roots of Saints, shrines, rituals surrounding Saints, their duties, their authority, and how Christians should understand this.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Folk Islamic Saints/Pīrs (Pt. 1)
Oct 1 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Folk Islamic Saints/Pīrs (Pt. 1)
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on Saints (Pirs) Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents what Saints (Pirs) are in Islam, Saints in the Qur’an and within the Islamic traditions, Saint veneration, and whether Muhammad was a Saint.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Saints and Sufism
Sep 27 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Saints and Sufism
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on saints and sufis in Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the beginning of Sufism, a brief history of Sufism, what mysticism is, Sufism's Qur’anic roots, Sufi orders and their stages, and famous Sufi saints.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Possession and Exorcism
Sep 24 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Possession and Exorcism
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on possession and exorcism in the context of Folk Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents what facilitates and observations of demonic possession, discerning demonic oppression and possession, and how to do an Exorcism.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Case Studies of Demonization
Sep 20 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Case Studies of Demonization
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on case studies of demonization during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents multiple case studies on demonization in Islamic contexts.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Regional Jinn Influences (Pt. 2)
Sep 17 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Regional Jinn Influences (Pt. 2)
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the influence of Jinn among certain regions around the world of Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the Philippines, Iran, Afghanistan, and India’s regional Jinn influences, fairies, and how Muslims defend against the Jinn daily.
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Regional Jinn Influences (Pt. 1)
Sep 13 2024
Dr. Warren Larson Lecture: Regional Jinn Influences (Pt. 1)
Dr. Warren Larson delivered a lecture on the influence of Jinn among certain regions around the world of Islam during a CIU course. Here, Larson presents the Asia Minor regional Jinn influences, how Muslims defend against the Jinn daily, and the missiological implication of it.