Invulnérables au fer et au feu. Soufisme et fakirisme dans le sud de l'Inde
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4887867 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jackie Assayag (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 209 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-294 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revue de l histoire des religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-1423 • E-ISSN: 2105-2573 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/rhr.1992.2394 |
| OpenAlex | W2068747957 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Invulnerable to iron and fire. Soufism and fakirism in Southern India (Karnataka). In the Indian melting pot, soufism and devotion have constantly woven networks of reciprocal influence. Notwithstanding the orientalist prejudice, academic islamology can shed light on the « popular » muslim religion mainly based on fakirical or magical practices. For instance, in Southern India (Karnataka), the violent ritual mortifications the members of a fakir brotherhood (Jalālî) inflict on themselves originates in a really fulfilled mystical act ; the aura of a saint worshipped on the occasion of his « wedding » with Allah makes them invulnerable to iron and fire. Though effectively heterodox, their behaviour can nevertheless be interpreted as the expression of the fundamentalism of a fanatic commitment by the « true friends of God », a tradition which is still very much alive in Indian islam
Ethnology · Fundamentalism · Islam · Mysticism · Orientalism · Political science · Prejudice (legal term) · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |