The Sudanese Z�r Ṭumbura Cult - Slaves, Armies, Spirits and History

This book offers a historically-sensitive ethnography of the z�r ṭumbura spirit possession cult, associated with descendants of African slaves who live mainly in the area of Greater Khartoum, Sudan. It considers the history and transformations of ṭumbura, from the nineteenth-century slaving era through to the present post-Islamist autocracy. The chapters examine the ṭumbura spiritual universe and ceremonial life, its relation to the more popular female cult of z�r borē and to other now extinct forms of celebrating the z�r spirit(s), as well as ṭumbura’s combination of possession, sorcery, ancestor worship, and ṣūfī piety. Based on long-term fieldwork, the study shows how successive generations of subaltern cult devotees construct a positive self-identity based on an alternative reading of Sudanese history. The author explores the edges of Sudanese Islamic religiosity and probes the limits of anthropological classifications concerning religious experience. Situating ṭumbura in its wider context, the book discusses subaltern modes of historicity in their articulation with dominant conceptions of history, traces the legacy of slavery and the role of memory, and invites comparisons with Middle Eastern, Sahelian, and even New World societies regarding stigmatised identities, slavery, race, memory and history. It will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, history, religious studies, Islamic studies and African studies.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Anthropology of History
Release date:	November 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Gerasimos Makris
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-239403-9
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-03-239403-X
Barcode:	9781032394039

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