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Shadows of the Prophet - Martial Arts and Sufi Mysticism (Paperback, 2009 ed.) Loot Price: R6,158
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Shadows of the Prophet - Martial Arts and Sufi Mysticism (Paperback, 2009 ed.): Douglas S. Farrer

Shadows of the Prophet - Martial Arts and Sufi Mysticism (Paperback, 2009 ed.)

Douglas S. Farrer

Series: Muslims in Global Societies Series, 2

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Contemporary accounts of Malay culture that focus on shamanism, dance, medicine and performance reveal only a partial view of Malay mysticism. However, given knowledge of the Malay martial art (silat) a more comprehensive understanding of Malay mysticism, religion, sorcery and magic becomes possible. Recognizing the silat master's (guru silat) role in Malay mysticism recon? gures the social anth- pology of Malay religion, sorcery and magic. Hence this account explores Malay mysticism, shamanism and sorcery from the perspective of silat, which may be considered as a kind of embodied war magic or warrior religion. Shadows of the Prophet: Martial Arts and Su Mysticism is based upon my d- toral dissertation (Farrer 2006b). Part I of the book, re ections, outlines the meth- ological and theoretical base of the research. Chapter 1 outlines the ? eldwork method of performance ethnography used to investigate a transnational silat organization called Seni Silat Haqq Melayu. This group are an offshoot of the Islamic Haqqani- Naqshbandi Su? Order headed internationally by Shaykh Nazim, and led in Sou- east Asia by a Malay Prince; H. R. H. Shaykh Raja Ashman. Readers who prefer to delve directly into the ethnographic materials may skip Chapter 2, which contains an extensive academic literature review of anthropological theories of art, embo- ment, magic, and performance read alongside Malay animism, shamanism, ritual and theatre.

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Imprint: Springer
Country of origin: Netherlands
Series: Muslims in Global Societies Series, 2
Release date: March 2012
First published: 2009
Authors: Douglas S. Farrer
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 311
Edition: 2009 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-9400736887
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General
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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
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Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Phenomenology & Existentialism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN: 9400736886
Barcode: 9789400736887

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