Daphna Ephrat
Biographic Data
| ID | 1438886 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daphna Ephrat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daphna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ephrat |
| SIGNATURE | EPHRAT D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Open University of Israel |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0325-5351 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Commemoration and devotion in the resurgence of contemporary Sufi communities in their homeland and western settings
This article examines the resurgence of contemporary Sufi communities in Islamic and Western settings. Focusing on the descendants and followers of Shaykh ʿAqīl al-Manbijī, a medieval spiritual master and saint (d. 1155) in their Syrian homeland and Cambridge, Ontario, the examination offers insights into the confluence of three dimensions. The first refers to the hagiographical and historical traditions that perpetuate the memory and legacy of t…
The Creation of Sufi Spheres in Medieval Damascus (mid-6th/12th to mid-8th/14th centuries)
This article explores the processes by which medieval Sufi masters and holy men established themselves through their physical and spatial settings and left their mark on the religious and sacred topography. Focusing on Damascus from the mid-6th/12th to mid-8th/14th centuries under the reign of the Zangids, Ayyubids and early Mamluks. The article offers observations on three parallel developments: the genesis and growth of a local space around mas…
Purificando el sufismo
Este artículo ofrece una serie de observaciones sobre el proceso de diferenciación y purificación dentro del sufismo pre-moderno durante un periodo crucial para la institucionalización de las ṭarīqa-s sufíes como una Vía hacia Dios y como una comunidad de seguidores. Basándose en manuales y en narraciones de autores prominentes y representantes de la tradición sufí mainstream emergente, este artículo pone de relieve los mecanismos discursivos que…
The Shaykh, the Physical Setting and the Holy Site
This article explores the local context of the prominence of Sufism and sanctity in the late medieval period (1250–1500) through an examination of the diffusion of the Qādirī spiritual path in the spatial frame of Palestine. The geographical spread of the major spiritual paths ( ṭarīqa s) and the emergence of their shaykhs as charismatic figures in the course of the late medieval period has received considerable attention by historians of Sufism.…
From wayfaring elites to local associations
Este artículo es parte de un estudio de conjunto sobre los sufíes de la Palestina medieval. Se centra en el surgimiento de asociaciones de inspiración sufí en contextos locales de ese ámbito geográfico durante el primer periodo medieval (desde finales del s. X hasta la mitad del s. XIII). A partir de las biografías de tradicionistas y juristas sufíes famosos que vivieron en la Palestina de la época, se pone de relieve la integración de los sufíes…
A Learned Society in a Period of Transition
In Quest of an Ideal Type of Saint
L'a. remarque que la litterature hagiographique a attire beaucoup de chercheurs islamistes depuis quelques annees. Meme si on lui denie toute valeur historique, elle est une source importante de connaissance des conditions culturelles et sociales dans lesquelles elle apparait. L'a. s'interesse aux recueils hagiographiques du Maroc pre-moderne du debut du 13eme siecle. Il etudie particulierement le vocabulaire utilise pour designer la saintete ain…
In Quest of an Ideal Type of Saint
L'a. remarque que la litterature hagiographique a attire beaucoup de chercheurs islamistes depuis quelques annees. Meme si on lui denie toute valeur historique, elle est une source importante de connaissance des conditions culturelles et sociales dans lesquelles elle apparait. L'a. s'interesse aux recueils hagiographiques du Maroc pre-moderne du debut du 13eme siecle. Il etudie particulierement le vocabulaire utilise pour designer la saintete ain…
The Shaykh, the Physical Setting and the Holy Site
This article explores the local context of the prominence of Sufism and sanctity in the late medieval period (1250–1500) through an examination of the diffusion of the Qādirī spiritual path in the spatial frame of Palestine. The geographical spread of the major spiritual paths ( ṭarīqa s) and the emergence of their shaykhs as charismatic figures in the course of the late medieval period has received considerable attention by historians of Sufism.…
In Quest of an Ideal Type of Saint
L'a. remarque que la litterature hagiographique a attire beaucoup de chercheurs islamistes depuis quelques annees. Meme si on lui denie toute valeur historique, elle est une source importante de connaissance des conditions culturelles et sociales dans lesquelles elle apparait. L'a. s'interesse aux recueils hagiographiques du Maroc pre-moderne du debut du 13eme siecle. Il etudie particulierement le vocabulaire utilise pour designer la saintete ain…
A Learned Society in a Period of Transition
From wayfaring elites to local associations
Este artículo es parte de un estudio de conjunto sobre los sufíes de la Palestina medieval. Se centra en el surgimiento de asociaciones de inspiración sufí en contextos locales de ese ámbito geográfico durante el primer periodo medieval (desde finales del s. X hasta la mitad del s. XIII). A partir de las biografías de tradicionistas y juristas sufíes famosos que vivieron en la Palestina de la época, se pone de relieve la integración de los sufíes…
The Shaykh, the Physical Setting and the Holy Site
This article explores the local context of the prominence of Sufism and sanctity in the late medieval period (1250–1500) through an examination of the diffusion of the Qādirī spiritual path in the spatial frame of Palestine. The geographical spread of the major spiritual paths ( ṭarīqa s) and the emergence of their shaykhs as charismatic figures in the course of the late medieval period has received considerable attention by historians of Sufism.…
Purificando el sufismo
Este artículo ofrece una serie de observaciones sobre el proceso de diferenciación y purificación dentro del sufismo pre-moderno durante un periodo crucial para la institucionalización de las ṭarīqa-s sufíes como una Vía hacia Dios y como una comunidad de seguidores. Basándose en manuales y en narraciones de autores prominentes y representantes de la tradición sufí mainstream emergente, este artículo pone de relieve los mecanismos discursivos que…
The Creation of Sufi Spheres in Medieval Damascus (mid-6th/12th to mid-8th/14th centuries)
This article explores the processes by which medieval Sufi masters and holy men established themselves through their physical and spatial settings and left their mark on the religious and sacred topography. Focusing on Damascus from the mid-6th/12th to mid-8th/14th centuries under the reign of the Zangids, Ayyubids and early Mamluks. The article offers observations on three parallel developments: the genesis and growth of a local space around mas…
Commemoration and devotion in the resurgence of contemporary Sufi communities in their homeland and western settings
This article examines the resurgence of contemporary Sufi communities in Islamic and Western settings. Focusing on the descendants and followers of Shaykh ʿAqīl al-Manbijī, a medieval spiritual master and saint (d. 1155) in their Syrian homeland and Cambridge, Ontario, the examination offers insights into the confluence of three dimensions. The first refers to the hagiographical and historical traditions that perpetuate the memory and legacy of t…
Ancient history (7 works) · History (7 works) · Islamic Studies and History (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Art (5 works) · Islam (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works)