Travelers' Tales in the Tablighi Jamaat

The extensive Islamic missionary movement of Tablighi Jamaat, which originated in colonial India but is now worldwide, encourages participants to go out on small group tours to invite others, primarily nominal Muslims, to return to faithful adherence to Islamic teachings, above all the canonical pra...

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Auteur principal: Metcalf, Barbara Daly 1941- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage Publ. 2003
Dans: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Année: 2003, Volume: 588, Numéro: 1, Pages: 136-148
Sujets non-standardisés:B Tablighi Jamaat
B Islamic missionaries
B karguzari
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Résumé:The extensive Islamic missionary movement of Tablighi Jamaat, which originated in colonial India but is now worldwide, encourages participants to go out on small group tours to invite others, primarily nominal Muslims, to return to faithful adherence to Islamic teachings, above all the canonical prayer. At the conclusion of a tour, participants should report back, orally or in writing, their experiences to the mosque-based group (local, regional, or national) from which they set out. A sample of these reports, called karguzari, are the basis of this article. The reports reflect two discourses: one of jihad, in the sense of the nonmilitant “greater jihad” focused on self-discipline; and one of Sufism, embedded in the efforts of the charismatic group rather than in institutional tasawwuf.
ISSN:1552-3349
Contient:Enthalten in: American Academy of Political and Social Science, The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0002716203588001009