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Artefacts of Devotion : A Sufi Repertoire of the Qalandariyya in Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan by Michel Boivin (2012, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199063214
ISBN-139780199063215
eBay Product ID (ePID)128546216
Product Key Features
Number of Pages180 Pages
Publication NameArtefacts of Devotion : a Sufi Repertoire of the Qalandariyya in Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Eastern, Islam / Sufi
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArt, Religion
AuthorMichel Boivin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width11.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2011-278471
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal297.40954918
Table Of ContentAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction to the Sufi culture of SindhContextualizing Sufi Devotion in SehwanThe Core of DevotionA mazar as the core of devotionHistorical stepsDescriptionDecoration and InscriptionCircles of DevotionThe kafis of the second circleThe dargahs of the third circleThe city of the dead (Shahan ja qubba)Tools of DevotionThe relicsEveryday tools of devotionExcursusGlossaryList of figuresBibliographyIndex
SynopsisThe book is an attempt to introduce the "words and things" which are produced by the Sufi brotherhood known as Qalandariyya. It wishes to give evidence that the material cultural goods produced in the scope of such tradition express a meaningful representation of the world in a regional context. For unveiling such a Weltanschauung, it seems relevant first to constitute a repertoire, that is a first classification of the items, with their local identities and definitions, and the place they occupy inside the discourse of the Qalandariyya. While focussing on the Qalandariyya, the book echoes main issues regarding Islam, Sufism, and society in South Asia. It also provides clues to how regional and local discourses are framed and how they could provide answers to political, social and cultural changes occurring in the recent history of South Asian, and of the Muslim world at large. Finally, the book highlights the interaction between the ideology produced by the Qalandariyya, and the local and regional culture. It demonstrates that the flexibility of a local discourse allows local society to be shaped by the Qalandariyya, but how in return it was also able to reformulate it in regional context., The book is an attempt to introduce the "words and things" which are produced by the Sufi brotherhood known as Qalandariyya. It wishes to give evidence that the material cultural goods produced in the scope of such tradition express a meaningful representation of the world in a regional context. For unveiling such a Weltanschauung, it seems relevant first to constitute a repertoire, that is a first classification of the items, with their local identities anddefinitions, and the place they occupy inside the discourse of the Qalandariyya. While focussing on the Qalandariyya, the book echoes main issues regarding Islam, Sufism, and society in South Asia. It also provides clues to how regional and local discourses are framed and how they could provide answers topolitical, social and cultural changes occurring in the recent history of South Asian, and of the Muslim world at large. Finally, the book highlights the interaction between the ideology produced by the Qalandariyya, and the local and regional culture. It demonstrates that the flexibility of a local discourse allows local society to be shaped by the Qalandariyya, but how in return it was also able to reformulate it in regional context., The book is an introduction to the artefacts produced by a Sufi brotherhood, the Qalandariyya. A 13th C. Sufi, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, is buried in Sehwan Sharif, a city located in central Sindh. From 18th C. architectural monuments to the tawiz printed on a simple sheet of paper, it proposes a large scope of items by which different categories of people show off their devotion and commitment to the Qalandariyya.
LC Classification NumberBP189.7.Q35B65 2011
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