Pilgrims of love: the anthropology of a global Ṣūfī cult

Ch. 1. Introduction: Sufism as a transnational religious movement -- Ch. 2. Regional cut analysis and the political domain -- Ch. 3. Stamping the earth with the name of Allah: Julus, zikr and the sacralising of space -- Ch. 4. Karamat: The legendary constitution of a living saint -- Ch. 5. Wilayat:...

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Main Author: Werbner, Pnina 1944- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.] Indiana Univ. Press 2003
In:Year: 2003
Reviews:Pnina Werbner: Pilgrims of Love. Anthropology of a Sufi Cult. London: Hurst & Company 2003. 348 Seiten (2007) (Klinkhammer, Gritt, 1965 -)
Review: Pilgrims of Love: The Anthropology of a Global Sufi Cult, by Pnina Werbner (2008) (Rausch, Margaret)
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sufism / Spread of / Ritual
Further subjects:B Sufism Customs and practices
B Muslim Saints Cult
B Islamic sects
B Zindapir (1910?-1999)
B Naqshabandīyah
B Sufism Doctrines
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Summary:Ch. 1. Introduction: Sufism as a transnational religious movement -- Ch. 2. Regional cut analysis and the political domain -- Ch. 3. Stamping the earth with the name of Allah: Julus, zikr and the sacralising of space -- Ch. 4. Karamat: The legendary constitution of a living saint -- Ch. 5. Wilayat: Axis of the world -- Ch. 6. Langar: Pilgrimage, sacred exchange and perpetual sacrifice -- Ch. 7. Murids of the saint: Migration, occupational guilds and redemptive sociality -- Ch. 8. Khulafa: Lifeworks on the Suli path -- the poet, the structuralist and the organisation man -- Ch. 9. Nafs: The journey of the soul and the quest for mystical revelation -- Ch. 10. Sukun: Demonic migrations, personal affliction and the quest for healing -- Ch. 11. Du'a: Popular culture and powerful blessing at the urs -- Ch. 12. Ziyarat: Words and deeds -- the death and rebirth of a living saint -- Ch. 13. Conclusion: Geographies of charisma and the limits of postmodern anthropology
ISBN:0253215285