ZIKR JAHR IN THE RITUAL PRACTICE OF SUFI GROUPS OF CENTRAL ASIA AND ITS ETHNOGRAPHIC FEATURES

PII
S0869-54150000525-0-1
DOI
10.31857/S50000525-0-1
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
Volume/ Edition
Volume / Issue №5
Pages
37-43
Abstract
The authors discuss the practice of Sufi orders incontemporary Central Asia, drawing ona case study of Zikr Jahr. Particularly, they focus onthe practice of performing Zikr Jahr among the Sufi groups of UzbekistanandKazakhstan, andmake a comparative analysis of differentSufi traditions inFergana Valley, Surkhandarya Province, andSouth Kazakhstan. The article is basedonthe fieldresearch conductedin2003-2005.
Keywords
SUFISM, ZIKR, KAZAKH, CENTRAL ASIA, UZBEK, RITUAL PRACTICE
Date of publication
01.10.2010
Number of purchasers
2
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604

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