Sufi Pilgrims From Central Asia And India In Jerusalem

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Central Asian Pilgrims.

Author : Alexandre Papas,Thierry Zarcone,Thomas Welsford
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9783112208823

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Central Asian Pilgrims. by Alexandre Papas,Thierry Zarcone,Thomas Welsford Pdf

Die Reihe Islamkundliche Untersuchungen wurde 1969 im Klaus Schwarz Verlag begründet und hat sich zu einem der wichtigsten Publikationsorgane der Islamwissenschaft in Deutschland entwickelt. Die über 330 Bände widmen sich der Geschichte, Kultur und den Gesellschaften Nordafrikas, des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens sowie Zentral-, Süd- und Südost-Asiens.

The Central Asian World

Author : Jeanne Féaux de la Croix,Madeleine Reeves
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000875898

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The Central Asian World by Jeanne Féaux de la Croix,Madeleine Reeves Pdf

This landmark book provides a comprehensive anthropological introduction to contemporary Central Asia. Established and emerging scholars of the region critically interrogate the idea of a ‘Central Asian World’ at the intersection of post-Soviet, Persianate, East and South Asian worlds. Encompassing chapters on life between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Xinjiang, this volume situates the social, political, economic, ecological and ritual diversity of Central Asia in historical context. The book ethnographically explores key areas such as the growth of Islamic finance, the remaking of urban and sacred spaces, as well as decolonizing and queering approaches to Central Asia. The volume’s discussion of More-than-Human Worlds, Everyday Economies, Material Culture, Migration and Statehood engages core analytical concerns such as globalization, inequality and postcolonialism. Far more than a survey of a ‘world region’, the volume illuminates how people in Central Asia make a life at the intersection of diverse cross-cutting currents and flows of knowledge. In so doing, it stakes out the contribution of an anthropology of and from Central Asia to broader debates within contemporary anthropology. This is an essential reference for anthropologists as well as for scholars from other disciplines with a focus on Central Asia

Sites of Asian Interaction

Author : Timothy Norman Harper,Sunil Amrith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107082083

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Sites of Asian Interaction by Timothy Norman Harper,Sunil Amrith Pdf

This book sheds light on the history of political and religious globalisation in modern Asia, transcending both national and imperial boundaries, while expanding the range of methodologies and sources brought to bear on studying Asia's modernity. It illuminates how ideas travelled across Asia, and how they changed in the process.

Devotional Islam in Contemporary South Asia

Author : Michel Boivin,Remy Delage
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317379997

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Devotional Islam in Contemporary South Asia by Michel Boivin,Remy Delage Pdf

The Muslim shrine is at the crossroad of many processes involving society and culture. It is the place where a saint – often a Sufi - is buried, and it works as a main social factor, with the power of integrating or rejecting people and groups, and as a mirror reflecting the intricacies of a society. The book discusses the role of popular Islam in structuring individual and collective identities in contemporary South Asia. It identifies similarities and differences between the worship of saints and the pattern of religious attendance to tombs and mausoleums in South Asian Sufism and Shi`ism. Inspired by new advances in the field of ritual and pilgrimage studies, the book demonstrates that religious gatherings are spaces of negotiation and redefinitions of religious identity and of the notion of sainthood. Drawing from a large corpus of vernacular and colonial sources, as well as the register of popular literature and ethnographic observation, the authors describe how religious identities are co-constructed through the management of rituals, and are constantly renegotiated through discourses and religious practices. By enabling students, researchers and academics to critically understand the complexity of religious places within the world of popular and devotional Islam, this geographical re-mapping of Muslim religious gatherings in contemporary South Asia contributes to a new understanding of South Asian and Islamic Studies.

Journey Among Dervishes Between Past and Present

Author : AA: VV:
Publisher : Mimesis
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-08T00:00:00+01:00
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788869774713

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Journey Among Dervishes Between Past and Present by AA: VV: Pdf

The present book intends to invite readers on a multi-dimensional and multifaceted journey meeting dervishes in different places and environments of the Muslim world; its peculiarity is to bring together a classical orientalist approach, based on texts and written documents, with the approach typical of Anthropology, Ethnography and Ethnomusicology, based on research in the field and oral sources: the ethnographic study of the present sheds new light on practices, methods and theories exposed in treatises of the Past while, at the same time, practices of the present may be clarified and illuminated by the study of ancient Sufi texts and authors. These different approaches want to draw attention to the multiple dimensions embraced by “tasawwuf” (Sufism) both in its historical and social context and in its nontemporal aspect, concerning spirituality and the ways the latter is conveyed and transmitted, both in the past and present.

Shamanism and Islam

Author : Thierry Zarcone,Angela Hobart
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781786731289

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Shamanism and Islam by Thierry Zarcone,Angela Hobart Pdf

Here, Thierry Zarcone and Angela Hobart offer a vigorous and authoritative exploration of the link between Islam and shamanism in contemporary Muslim culture, examining how the old practice of shamanism was combined with elements of Sufism in order to adapt to wider Islamic society. Shamanism and Islam thus surveys shamanic practices in Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans, to show how the Muslim shaman, like his Siberian counterpart, cultivated personal relations with spirits to help individuals through healing and divination. It explores the complexities and variety of rituals, involving music, dance and, in some regions, epic and bardic poetry, demonstrating the close links between shamanism and the various arts of the Islamic world. This is the first in-depth exploration of 'Islamized shamanism', and is a valuable contribution to the field of Islamic Studies, Religion, Anthropology, and an understanding of the Middle East more widely.

Afghanistan Rising

Author : Faiz Ahmed
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674982161

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Afghanistan Rising by Faiz Ahmed Pdf

Debunking conventional narratives, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to gain independence, codify its own laws, and ratify a constitution after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan, he shows, attracted thinkers eager to craft a modern state within the interpretive traditions of Islamic law and ethics.

Friedrich Rosen

Author : Amir Theilhaber
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110639643

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Friedrich Rosen by Amir Theilhaber Pdf

The German lacuna in Edward Said’s 'Orientalism' has produced varied studies of German cultural and academic Orientalisms. So far the domains of German politics and scholarship have not been conflated to probe the central power/knowledge nexus of Said’s argument. Seeking to fill this gap, the diplomatic career and scholarly-literary productions of the centrally placed Friedrich Rosen serve as a focal point to investigate how politics influenced knowledge generated about the “Orient” and charts the roles knowledge played in political decision-making regarding extra-European regions. This is pursued through analyses of Germans in British imperialist contexts, cultures of lowly diplomatic encounters in Middle Eastern cities, Persian poetry in translation, prestigious Orientalist congresses in northern climes, leveraging knowledge in high-stakes diplomatic encounters, and the making of Germany’s Islam policy up to the Great War. Politics drew on bodies of knowledge and could promote or hinder scholarship. Yet, scholars never systemically followed empire in its tracks but sought their own paths to cognition. On their own terms or influenced by “Oriental” savants they aligned with politics or challenged claims to conquest and rule.

Sufi Institutions

Author : Alexandre Papas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004392601

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Sufi Institutions by Alexandre Papas Pdf

This volume describes the social and practical aspects of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) across centuries and geographical regions. Its authors seek to transcend ethereal, essentialist and “spiritualizing” approaches to Sufism, on the one hand, and purely pragmatic and materialistic explanations of its origins and history, on the other. Covering five topics (Sufism’s economy, social role of Sufis, Sufi spaces, politics, and organization), the volume shows that mystics have been active socio-religious agents who could skillfully adjust to the conditions of their time and place, while also managing to forge an alternative way of living, worshiping and thinking. Basing themselves on the most recent research on Sufi institutions, the contributors to this volume substantially expand our understanding of the vicissitudes of Sufism by paying special attention to its organizational and economic dimensions, as well as complex and often ambivalent relations between Sufis and the societies in which they played a wide variety of important and sometimes critical roles. Contributors are Mehran Afshari, Ismail Fajrie Alatas, Semih Ceyhan, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, David Cook, Stéphane A. Dudoignon, Daphna Ephrat, Peyvand Firouzeh, Nathan Hofer, Hussain Ahmad Khan, Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Richard McGregor, Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, Alexandre Papas, Luca Patrizi, Paulo G. Pinto, Adam Sabra, Mark Sedgwick, Jean-Jacques Thibon, Knut S. Vikør and Neguin Yavari

Afghanistan's Islam

Author : Nile Green
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520294134

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Afghanistan's Islam by Nile Green Pdf

"This book provides the first ever overview of the history and development of Islam in Afghanistan. It covers every era from the conversion of Afghanistan through the medieval and early modern periods to the present day. Based on primary sources in Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu and Uzbek, its depth and scope of coverage is unrivalled by any existing publication on Afghanistan. As well as state-sponsored religion, the chapters cover such issues as the rise of Sufism, Sharia, women's religiosity, transnational Islamism and the Taliban. Islam has been one of the most influential social and political forces in Afghan history. Providing idioms and organizations for both anti-state and anti-foreign mobilization, Islam has proven to be a vital socio-political resource in modern Afghanistan. Even as it has been deployed as the national cement of a multi-ethnic 'Emirate' and then 'Islamic Republic,' Islam has been no less a destabilizing force in dividing Afghan society. Yet despite the universal scholarly recognition of the centrality of Islam to Afghan history, its developmental trajectories have received relatively little sustained attention outside monographs and essays devoted to particular moments or movements. To help develop a more comprehensive, comparative and developmental picture of Afghanistan's Islam from the eighth century to the present, this edited volume brings together specialists on different periods, regions and languages. Each chapter forms a case study 'snapshot' of the Islamic beliefs, practices, institutions and authorities of a particular time and place in Afghanistan"--Provided by publishe

Kashgar Revisited: Uyghur Studies in Memory of Ambassador Gunnar Jarring

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004330078

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Kashgar Revisited: Uyghur Studies in Memory of Ambassador Gunnar Jarring by Anonim Pdf

Contributions to the volume provide new insights into ongoing research into Uyghur history, linguistics and culture, while building on the scholarly legacy of Gunnar Jarring, the Swedish Turcologist and diplomat.

Routledge Handbook on Sufism

Author : Lloyd Ridgeon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 739 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351706476

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Routledge Handbook on Sufism by Lloyd Ridgeon Pdf

This is a chronological history of the Sufi tradition, divided in to three sections, early, middle and modern periods. The book comprises 35 independent chapters with easily identifiable themes and/or geographical threads, all written by recognised experts in the field. The volume outlines the origins and early developments of Sufism by assessing the formative thinkers and practitioners and investigating specific pietistic themes. The middle period contains an examination of the emergence of the Sufi Orders and illustrates the diversity of the tradition. This middle period also analyses the fate of Sufism during the time of the Gunpowder Empires. Finally, the end period includes representative surveys of Sufism in several countries, both in the West and in traditional "Islamic" regions. This comprehensive and up-to-date collection of studies provides a guide to the Sufi tradition. The Handbook is a valuable resource for students and researchers with an interest in religion, Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.

Palestinian Rituals of Identity

Author : Awad Halabi
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781477326312

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Palestinian Rituals of Identity by Awad Halabi Pdf

An innovative approach to modern Palestinian history as viewed through a study of the Prophet Moses festival from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.

Reconciliation, Heritage and Social Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa

Author : Iyad Muhsen AlDajani,Martin Leiner
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031087134

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Reconciliation, Heritage and Social Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa by Iyad Muhsen AlDajani,Martin Leiner Pdf

This book, sponsored by the Academic Alliance for Reconciliation Studies in the Middle East and North Africa (AARMENA), focuses on peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and shifts toward approaching the reconciliation process as an inter-, trans- and multidisciplinary field. The research presented in the series focuses on the Middle East and North Africa, highlighting contributions by practitioners and scholars alike. This volume showcases research on Heritage, Reconciliation, and Social Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa. It reflects various inter-, trans- and multidisciplinary approaches applied both theoretically and practically, and explores conflict transformation and transitional shifts towards peacebuilding and reconciliation in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. The content is divided into five sections, the first of which examines the importance of reconciliation, peacebuilding, and social inclusion in contributions by experts in the field such as Martin Leiner, Wolfgang Dietrich, Mohammad Abu Nimer, Mohmmad Alshraideh and Iyad Aldajani. The second and third section explore digital humanities and the research sciences respectively, while the fourth turns to practices of heritage and reconciliation. The fifth section presents case studies on practices, conducted by expert researchers for heritage, reconciliation, and social inclusion in higher education.