Water, Land and Women in Algerian Popular Beliefs an Anthropological Study in the Duality of the Sacred and the Profane in the Hammam Al-Naba'il Area in the City of Guelma

Abstract

The topic of water, land and women in Algerian popular beliefs is among the topics that receive a share in anthropological studies, because of their importance in revealing the image of these elements in the mentality of society. Considering that it is one of the most representative manifestations of the relationship of water, land and women in the area of ​​​​"Hammam al-Naba'il" in Guelma, which we chose as a field to study the subject, in order to understand the symbolic structure produced by the culture of society around the elements of the subject, as well as digging into the problematic backgrounds of popular belief.