![]() Some passages in these texts introduce a jinn called al-Aḥmar (the Red) as the Chief of all the chiefs. The exorcists’ knowledge of the appearance of the jinn of each tribe and their habits (food, type of settlement, etc.) is therefore crucial. The jinns are the causes of the various diseases and possessions of people or places that can be cured using Solomonic magic, which addresses itself to the Chief of each tribe. ![]() Passing over the textual variations, we can say that it is a book on exorcism of the twelve tribes of jinn who agreed with Solomon that they would submit themselves to invocations formulated in accordance with Solomonic magic. Al-Mandal al-sulaymānī is known from several manuscripts which will be presented here.
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