Sharing Baraka in an Unexpected Place: The Emergence of Ziyāra Culture Among Sufi and ‘Alawi Muslims in Argentina
In Argentina some branches of Islam have their own ziyāra circuits, building a local diasporic shrine culture. This paper examines sacred geographies created by ‘Alawis descendants of Syrian immigrants, who arrived in the early decades of the twentieth century, and Naqshbandi-Haqqani sufis, Muslims...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hartford Seminary Foundation
2023
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The Muslim world
Year: 2023, Volume: 113, Issue: 3, Pages: 281-306 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ziyāra
B Sufis B ’Alawis |
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| Summary: | In Argentina some branches of Islam have their own ziyāra circuits, building a local diasporic shrine culture. This paper examines sacred geographies created by ‘Alawis descendants of Syrian immigrants, who arrived in the early decades of the twentieth century, and Naqshbandi-Haqqani sufis, Muslims who have converted from a Christian background. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Sufi and ‘Alawi communities, in Shaykh Ahmed Merhej's shrine and in the Naqshbandiyya-Haqqaniyya dergāhs where there are maqāms - cenotaphs erected in honor of Shaykh ‘Abdullah Daghestani- this article analyzes the configuration of two shrine cultures and their recent contact, showing the local rooting of a global practice among Muslims. |
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| ISSN: | 1478-1913 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Muslim world
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/muwo.12470 |