The ʿAjamization of Islam in Ethiopia through esoteric textual manifestations in two collections of Ethiopian Arabic manuscripts
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Arabic letters -as a materialization of the ‘chosen language’ of the Revelation and its esoteric facet- have been employed for the creation of magical amulets in different Muslim communities. Esotericism was accepted by Islam in the Ethiopian Muslim communities and the analyis of the esoteric material in the corpus chosen for this contribution shows a fully Islamic tradition of esoteric believes, amulet-making, divination, etc. but, could this kind of literature constitute a source of information about local peculiarities and the ʿAjamization of Islam as well?
Original language | English |
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Journal | Islamic Africa |
Volume | 8 |
Pages (from-to) | 171-192 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISSN | 2154-0993 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2017 |
Event | Sacred Word: The Changing Meanings in Textual Cultures of Islamic Africa: A symposium dedicated to the memory of Professor John O. Hunwick (1936-2015) - Institute for the study of Islamic Thought in Africa: Northwestern University, Evanston, United States Duration: 21 Apr 2016 → 22 Apr 2016 http://www.africanstudies.northwestern.edu/publications-research/ISITA/ISITA%20symposium.html |
Conference
Conference | Sacred Word: The Changing Meanings in Textual Cultures of Islamic Africa |
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Location | Institute for the study of Islamic Thought in Africa: Northwestern University |
Country | United States |
City | Evanston |
Period | 21/04/2016 → 22/04/2016 |
Internet address |
- Faculty of Humanities - Islam in Africa
Research areas
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