Knotted Magic and Tracing the Imprint: An Academic Study on the Phenomenon, Its Impacts, and Approaches to Prevention and Healing

In today’s world, where ancient traditions often mix with social and psychological challenges, this book uncovers one of the most complex and hidden practices within African and Arab societies: Knotted Magic and the Tracing of Imprints.

More than just a description of rituals, the book offers a comprehensive academic study, combining reliable religious perspectives, social and cultural analysis, psychological and medical insights, and a review of laws and policies that aim to confront sorcery and superstition.
Its purpose is to provide readers with solid knowledge and practical tools to understand the roots of this phenomenon, explore methods to counter it, and develop strategies of prevention and healing—through a balance of faith and spiritual guidance, psychological treatment, community awareness, and legal measures.

Why Read This Book?
It is one of the first in-depth academic studies on knotted magic and tracing imprints in Sudan, Eritrea, and the wider Arab world.
It examines the phenomenon from multiple dimensions: religious, social, psychological, economic, and legal.

It opens a new discussion for intellectuals and decision-makers on the link between superstition and development, ignorance and awareness.
It serves both the general reader seeking protection and understanding and the academic researcher in need of credible references.