Containing the Essence of Islamic Mysticism: Notes on a Sufi Version of the Game “Snakes and Ladders” from Afghanistan
“Snakes and Ladders” is an ancient Indian board game played by the throw of dice or cowrie shells on a grid of labelled squares. It belongs to the category of “race games” and more specifically “promotion games” of moral instruction. The player gradually moves his piece upward from the lower section...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Journal of Sufi studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-94 |
| Further subjects: | B
Symbolism
B spiritual states B ladders B Sufi material religion B Snakes B Ibn al-ʿArabī |
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