Sufism in Central Asia : new perspectives on Sufi traditions, 15th-21st centuries / edited by Devin DeWeese, Jo-Ann Gross.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeWeese, Devin A., 1956-

Gross, Jo-Ann, 1949-

Series:

Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies 25.

Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8, Uralic and Central Asian studies ; v. 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufism--Asia, Central.

Sufism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 340 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

Sufism in Central Asia: New Perspectives on Sufi Traditions, 15th-21st Centuries brings together ten original studies on historical aspects of Sufism in this region. A central question, of ongoing significance, underlies each contribution: what is the relationship between Sufism as it was manifested in this region prior to the Russian conquest and the Soviet era, on the one hand, and the features of Islamic religious life in the region during the Tsarist, Soviet, and post-Soviet eras on the other? The authors address multiple aspects of Central Asian religious life rooted in Sufism, examining interpretative strategies, realignments in Sufi communities and sources from the Russian to the post-Soviet period, and social, political and economic perspectives on Sufi communities. Contributors include: Shahzad Bashir, Devin DeWeese, Allen Frank, Jo-Ann Gross, Kawahara Yayoi, Robert McChesney, Ashirbek Muminov, Maria Subtelny, Eren Tasar, and Waleed Ziad.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page

Acknowledgments

List of Figures and Maps

Contributors

Note on Transcription and Style

Maps

Introduction / Devin DeWeese and Jo-Ann Gross

Re-Envisioning the History of Sufi Communities in Central Asia: Continuity and Adaptation in Sources and Social Frameworks, 16th–20th Centuries / Devin DeWeese

Naqshband’s Lives: Sufi Hagiography between Manuscripts and Genre / Shahzad Bashir

The Works of Ḥusayn Vāʿiẓ Kāshifī as a Source for the Study of Sufism in Late 15th- and Early 16th-Century Central Asia / Maria E. Subtelny

Ḥażrat Jīo Ṣāḥib: How Durrānī Peshawar Helped Revive Bukhara’s Sanctity / Waleed Ziad

Valī Khān Tūra: A Makhdūmzāda Leader in Marghīnān during the Collapse of the Khanate of Khoqand / Yayoi Kawahara

Reliquary Sufism: Sacred Fiber in Afghanistan / R. D. McChesney

Sufism in the Face of Twentieth-Century Reformist Critiques: Three Responses from Sufi Imāms in the Volga-Ural Region / Allen J. Frank

Sufism on the Soviet Stage: Holy People and Places in Central Asia’s Socio-Political Landscape after World War II / Eren Tasar

Sufi Groups in Contemporary Kazakhstan: Competition and Connections with Kazakh Islamic Society / Ashirbek Muminov

The Biographical Tradition of Muḥammad Bashārā: Sanctification and Legitimation in Tajikistan / Jo-Ann Gross

Back Matter

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-37307-1

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004373075 DOI