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Thus Spake the Dervish
Sufism, Language, and the Religious Margins in Central Asia, 1400-1900
Series: - Studies on Sufism, Volume: 4
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Thus Spake the Dervish explores the unfamiliar history of marginal Sufis, known as dervishes, in early modern and modern Central Asia over a period of 500 years. It draws on various sources (Persian chronicles and treatises, Turkic literature, Russian and French ethnography, the authorâs fieldwork) to examine five successive cases, each of which corresponds to a time period, a specific socially marginal space, and a particular use of mystical language. Including an extensive selection of writings by dervishes, this book demonstrates the diversity and tenacity of Central Asian Sufism over a long period. Here translated into a Western language for the first time, the extracts from primary texts by marginal Sufis allow a rare insight into their world.
The original French edition of this book, Ainsi parlait le dervice, was published by Editions du Cerf (Paris, France).
Translated by Caroline Kraabel.
The original French edition of this book, Ainsi parlait le dervice, was published by Editions du Cerf (Paris, France).
Translated by Caroline Kraabel.
Alexandre Papas, Ph.D. (2004), is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris. He has published many works on Islamic mysticism, including Soufisme et politique entre Chine, Tibet et Turkestan (J. Maisonneuve, 2005) and Mystiques et vagabonds en islam (Cerf, 2010).
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction
â1âA Manifesto: The QalandarnÄma, by AmÄ«r Ḥusayn HarawÄ«
â2âIn Search of the Margins
1 In the Streets of Herat
â1âA Presentation of the Ê¿AlÄ« ShÄ«r NawÄʾīâs MaḥbÅ«b al-qulÅ«b
â2âMusicians, Singers, Storytellers
â3âRuffians, Bohemians, Paupers
â4âReal and False Dervishes
â5âOther Sources: Names and Words
2 Outside the Madrasas of Bukhara
â1âAbout the ÄdÄb al-á¹arÄ«q, by ḤÄjjÄ« Ê¿Abd al-Raḥīm
â2âThe Head of the Dervish
â3âThe Trunk and the Arms
â4âThe Lower Body
â5âFrom Lexis to Relics
3 In the Ruins of Aksu
â1âKharÄbÄtÄ«, a Peopleâs Poet
â2âTo Peasants, Artisans, Doctors and the Powerful
â3âThe Call to Renunciation
â4âOn the Paradox of Language
4 In the Depths of the Grottoes of Central Asia
â1âSilences in KhotanÂ
â2âWhispers in Tashkent and SamarkandÂ
â3âGraffiti in ManguistaouÂ
â4âLegends in Fergana and Pamir
5 On the Road with Cantors and Itinerants
â1âThe maddÄḥ in Uzbekistan and Xinjiang
â2âAbdÄl tili, the Language of Outsiders
â3âArgot and Mystical Language
Conclusion: Dervishes Yesterday and Today
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Places
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction
â1âA Manifesto: The QalandarnÄma, by AmÄ«r Ḥusayn HarawÄ«
â2âIn Search of the Margins
1 In the Streets of Herat
â1âA Presentation of the Ê¿AlÄ« ShÄ«r NawÄʾīâs MaḥbÅ«b al-qulÅ«b
â2âMusicians, Singers, Storytellers
â3âRuffians, Bohemians, Paupers
â4âReal and False Dervishes
â5âOther Sources: Names and Words
2 Outside the Madrasas of Bukhara
â1âAbout the ÄdÄb al-á¹arÄ«q, by ḤÄjjÄ« Ê¿Abd al-Raḥīm
â2âThe Head of the Dervish
â3âThe Trunk and the Arms
â4âThe Lower Body
â5âFrom Lexis to Relics
3 In the Ruins of Aksu
â1âKharÄbÄtÄ«, a Peopleâs Poet
â2âTo Peasants, Artisans, Doctors and the Powerful
â3âThe Call to Renunciation
â4âOn the Paradox of Language
4 In the Depths of the Grottoes of Central Asia
â1âSilences in KhotanÂ
â2âWhispers in Tashkent and SamarkandÂ
â3âGraffiti in ManguistaouÂ
â4âLegends in Fergana and Pamir
5 On the Road with Cantors and Itinerants
â1âThe maddÄḥ in Uzbekistan and Xinjiang
â2âAbdÄl tili, the Language of Outsiders
â3âArgot and Mystical Language
Conclusion: Dervishes Yesterday and Today
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Places
All interested in Islamic mysticism, early modern and modern Sufism, Central Asia, marginal socio-religious groups, and the question of language among mystics.