From Shamanism to Sufism: Women, Islam and Culture in by Razia Sultanova

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Women have normally performed an integral part in Islam all through primary Asia -- the great sector from the Caspian Sea to Siberia. With this ground-breaking and unique examine, Razia Sultanova examines the stories of Muslim girls within the quarter and the ways that faith has formed their day-by-day lives and maintains to take action at the present time. From Shamanism to Sufism explores the basic interaction among non secular trust and the cultural historical past of tune and dance and is the 1st ebook to concentration quite at the function of women. 

Ritual and tune are on the center of critical Asian and Islamic tradition, not just at weddings and funerals yet in all features of lifestyle. via her in-depth research of those aspects of cultural existence inside significant Asian society, From Shamanism to Sufism bargains very important insights into the lives of the societies within the sector. The function of ladies has frequently been overlooked in stories of non secular tradition and this e-book fills a big hole, restoring girls to their rightful ancient and cultural context. it will likely be crucial examining for a person with a major curiosity within the background or faith of principal Asia or in international Islam.

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89 So the main features of Sufism are: regular community meetings for religious purposes; a clear hierarchy within a constant number of members of the congregation, which is supposed to have a leader (Sheikh, Pir, or Imam) and his subordinates, and to include two or three generations; the presence of a succession, called silsilah, aimed at the transmission of sacred knowledge from older to younger members of the congregation; and the performance of Zikr (remembrance of God), an act of devotion during and after a prayer.

91 2) Observe Your Steps (Nazar bar qadam ). This means that the seeker must keep his eyes on his feet while walking. Wherever he is about to place his feet, his eyes must be there. He is not allowed to cast his glance here or there, to look right or left or in front of him, because unnecessary sights will veil the heart. This is why Sufi saints do not allow their followers, who have purified their hearts through constant Zikr, to look elsewhere other than at their feet. Their hearts are like mirrors, easily receiving and reflecting every image.

Her aim was to melt her being into God. According to her, one could find God by turning within oneself. 110 One of the many myths that surround around her life is that she was freed from slavery because her master, seeing her surrounded by light while praying, realised that she was a saint and he feared for his life if he continued to keep her as a slave. While she apparently received many marriage offers she remained celibate and died of old age, an ascetic, her only care from the disciples who followed her.

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