Thus spake the dervish : : Sufism, language, and the religious margins in Central Asia, 1400-1900 / / by Alexandre Papas ; translated by Caroline Kraabel.
"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 author’s field...
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| Superior document: | Studies on Sufism, Volume 4 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2019. |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English French |
| Series: | Studies on Sufism ;
v. 4. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 230 pages) :; illustrations (chiefly colour) |
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Table of Contents:
- In the Streets of Herat
- Outside the Madrasas of Bukhara
- In the Ruins of Aksu
- In the Depths of the Grottoes of Central Asia
- On the Road with Cantors and Itinerants
- Conclusion: Dervishes Yesterday and Today.