“Beating the Drums in God’s Wrestling Arena”: Spirituality Translated into Local Metaphor in Wolof Sufi ʿAjamī Poetry
How do ʿAjamī scholars translate Sufi spirituality and esoteric concepts into a language accessible to their audience? The body of Senegalese Wolof ʿAjamī poetry often seeks to translate divine concepts into a language that is local, both in time and place. This translation takes place within the lo...
| Subtitles: | Ajami Literacies of Africa, Part 2 |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Islamic Africa
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-37 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Translation B Senegambia B Metaphors B Wolof B Meaning-making B ʿAjamization B Metaphysics |
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