Mysticism, Enchantment and Charisma Reincarnated: Nineteenth-Century Islamic Talismans, Vernacularization and Heritage Values in Contemporary Asante
Condensed, concealed, inconspicuous material embodiments of mysticism, enchantment, and charisma, nineteenth-century Islamic talismans traveled the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes, circulating widely among the non-Muslim Asante, reflecting a tradition illustrative of the movement of people, objec...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Material religion
Ano: 2019, Volume: 15, Número: 2, Páginas: 221-239 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Islã
/ Amuleto
/ História 1800-1900
/ Império axante
/ Objeto cultual
/ Troca
/ Fator sociocultural
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Islã
B Islamic talismans B Asante |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Resumo: | Condensed, concealed, inconspicuous material embodiments of mysticism, enchantment, and charisma, nineteenth-century Islamic talismans traveled the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes, circulating widely among the non-Muslim Asante, reflecting a tradition illustrative of the movement of people, objects, texts, ideas, and imaginations. Produced by migrant Muslim merchant-clerics and consumed by non-Muslim Asantes, they demonstrate the ways in which Islamic and non-Islamic traditions are inextricably intertwined. Deemed exceedingly efficacious, nineteenth-century Islamic talismans were conscripted for the Asante imperial project, chiefly, imperial expansion by combatting opposing social and political forces, namely, local insurgencies and British colonialism. Today, nineteenth-century Islamic talismans remain highly popular, continuing to circulate in local, regional, and national arenas as part of a contemporary living social tradition. Employing archaeological ethnography, this article examines how Muslims and non-Muslims mobilize nineteenth-century Islamic talismans in the present, critiquing Western Eurocentric heritage values that are oblivious to, and disregard Islam in Asante as a lived social and material praxis. |
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| ISSN: | 1751-8342 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Material religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2019.1590007 |
