Zahide Baci: An example of Sufi mysticism from Ottoman Niš
The paper presents an analysis of the saga about Zahide Bacı, the legacy from the Sufi folklore which remained preserved as a part of the cultural and historical heritage of Ottoman Niš. The saga abounds with the leitmotifs from the legends and the parables of the holy people in Islam whose...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2018/0350-08611801139R.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper presents an analysis of the saga about Zahide Bacı, the legacy from
the Sufi folklore which remained preserved as a part of the cultural and
historical heritage of Ottoman Niš. The saga abounds with the leitmotifs
from the legends and the parables of the holy people in Islam whose cults
were honored as part of the popular religious tradition not only in the
Ottoman Empire, but also in other Muslim countries. Through comparative
insight into similar sagas, these leitmotifs are identified and their
origins analyzed. In that way, we got better insight in the opus of
syncretic elements taken over in this saga from the cultures and religions
of the Near and Far East. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-0861 2334-8259 |