Filling the Pot: The Remembrance of African Sufi Ancestor-Saints and the Reclamation of African Historical Heritage in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
This essay, based on ethnographic research conducted in 2017-2018, explores the ways in which the death-anniversary celebrations ('urs) of the Sidi (African-Indian) Sufi ancestor-saints in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, demonstrate the pivotal role of the Sidi Sufi tradition in unifying the diversity of a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2019]
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-104 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ahmedabad
/ Siddi (People)
/ Ancestor cult
/ Sufi
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| IxTheo Classification: | AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBM Asia KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KCD Hagiography; saints RC Liturgy |
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| Summary: | This essay, based on ethnographic research conducted in 2017-2018, explores the ways in which the death-anniversary celebrations ('urs) of the Sidi (African-Indian) Sufi ancestor-saints in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, demonstrate the pivotal role of the Sidi Sufi tradition in unifying the diversity of and temporal distinctions between the various waves of the African diaspora in western India. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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