Sufi Devotion. : A Comparative Analysis of Two Sufi Communities (Argentina and Brazil)
This article examines the centrality of invoking Allah’s name and presence in the devotional practices of two Sufi brotherhoods. I argue that dhikrs function as devotional acts structured around a triad of categories: ritual (the interplay of words and bodily gestures), aesthetics (the role of the v...
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I28-R145-14841_oai2025-11-17 Bartel, Bruno Ferraz 2025-06-10 This article examines the centrality of invoking Allah’s name and presence in the devotional practices of two Sufi brotherhoods. I argue that dhikrs function as devotional acts structured around a triad of categories: ritual (the interplay of words and bodily gestures), aesthetics (the role of the voice in recitation), and interaction (semantic sociability and symbolic communication). Between August 2022 and January 2023, I conducted fieldwork in Rosario, Argentina, observing private gatherings in homes among converts to Islam and followers of the Naqshbandiyya order. Additionally, between March and July 2023 and between February and April 2024, I carried out ethnographic research in Niterói, Brazil, focusing on Ramadan gatherings of Muridiyya disciples at a local association, attended primarily by Senegalese of Wolof ethnicity. El objetivo del artículo es problematizar la centralidad de las invocaciones de los nombres y la presencia de Allah en la producción de formas devocionales entre dos cofradías sufíes. Sostengo que los dhikrs constituyen actuaciones devocionales que se basan en una tríada que incluye las categorías de ritual (acciones de palabras y gestos corporales), estética (el papel de la voz durante las recitaciones) e interacción (sociabilidad semántica y comunicación simbólica). Entre agosto de 2022 y enero de 2023, realicé trabajo decampo en Rosario (Argentina), donde presencié encuentros privados en hogares entre conversos al islam y seguidores de la Naqshbandiyya. Además, entre marzo y julio de 2023 y febrero y abril de 2024, llevé a cabo una experiencia etnográfica en Niterói (Brasil), centrada en las reuniones de discípulos de la Muridiyya durante el Ramadán, organizadas en la asociación local y asistidas por senegaleses de la etnia wolof. O objetivo do artigo é problematizar a centralidade das invocações dos nomes e da presença de Allah na produção de formas devocionais entre duas confrarias sufis. Argumento que os dhikrs constituem práticas devocionais baseadas em uma tríade que inclui as categorias de ritual (ações de palavras e gestos corporais), estética (o papel da voz durante as recitações) e interação (sociabilidade semântica e comunicação simbólica). Entre agosto de 2022 e janeiro de 2023, realizei trabalho de campo em Rosario (Argentina), onde observei encontros privados em lares já seja convertidos ao Islã ou adeptos da Naqshbandiyya. Além disso, entre março e julho de 2023 e fevereiro e abril de 2024, conduzi uma experiência etnográfica em Niterói (Brasil), focada nos encontros dos discípulos da Muridiyya durante o Ramadã, reunidos na associação local eorganizados por senegaleses da etnia Wolof. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/14841 10.34096/cas.i61.14841 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/14841/14768 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/14841/15090 Derechos de autor 2025 Bruno Ferraz Bartel Cuadernos de antropología social; Núm. 61 (2025); 27-45 1850-275X 0327-3776 Islam Sufism Devotion Naqshbandiyya Muridiyya Islam Sufismo Devoción Naqshbandiyya Muridiyya Islã Sufismo Devoção Naqshbandiyya Muridiyya Sufi Devotion. : A Comparative Analysis of Two Sufi Communities (Argentina and Brazil) La Devoción Sufí: Un Análisis Comparativo de dos Comunidades Sufíes (Argentina y Brasil) Devoção Sufi. : Uma Análise Comparativa de duas Comunidades Sufis (Argentina e Brasil) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=cantropo&d=14841_oai |
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This article examines the centrality of invoking Allah’s name and presence in the devotional practices of two Sufi brotherhoods. I argue that dhikrs function as devotional acts structured around a triad of categories: ritual (the interplay of words and bodily gestures), aesthetics (the role of the voice in recitation), and interaction (semantic sociability and symbolic communication). Between August 2022 and January 2023, I conducted fieldwork in Rosario, Argentina, observing private gatherings in homes among converts to Islam and followers of the Naqshbandiyya order. Additionally, between March and July 2023 and between February and April 2024, I carried out ethnographic research in Niterói, Brazil, focusing on Ramadan gatherings of Muridiyya disciples at a local association, attended primarily by Senegalese of Wolof ethnicity. |
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Sufi Devotion. : A Comparative Analysis of Two Sufi Communities (Argentina and Brazil) |
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Sufi Devotion. : A Comparative Analysis of Two Sufi Communities (Argentina and Brazil) |
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