Transforming Islam among Roma communities in the Balkans
A case of popular religiosity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11046706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ksenia Trofimova (0000-0003-4636-7409, Institute of Philosophy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 598-612 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905992.2017.1302925 |
| OpenAlex | W2618368187 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
In recent decades, numerous popular shrines devoted to saints have emerged in Romani settlements, usually in urban areas. At first sight, these shrines and the veneration of saints are reminiscent of the cult of saints and tombs common in regional Muslim traditions and beyond, and possess particular local features. A detailed analysis of this local case shows new meanings and forms the “wider” tradition gains under new conditions. This paper explores the way the regional Muslim tradition of worshiping holy sites is localized and elaborated within popular religious practice of certain Romani communities in the Balkans. Specifically, it focuses on the contestation of the issues of authenticity and marginality of this vernacular practice in order to reveal the peculiarity of images and meanings Islam gains at the intra-confessional level in a quite heterogeneous social and cultural environment. The material discussed in this paper was collected during ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2011 and 2014 in Serbia, Macedonia, and Kosovo
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Confessional · Cult · Ethnography · Geography · Human settlement · Islam · Literature · Political science · Politics · Religiosity · Sociology · Veneration · Vernacular · Anthropology · History · Law · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Sustainable Urban and Rural Development
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2019 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |