When silence is “yeelen” (light): Exploring the corporeality of the mind in a nocturnal solo zikr practice (Odienné, Ivory Coast)
In the town of Odienné (Ivory Coast), Madou forges his faith in God by performing long sessions of solo zikr (recollection of God) after midnight. This article ethnographically explores the theme of light in this Sufi practice of concentration as an experiential form of being. It first describes how...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2021
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Critical research on religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-190 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ivory Coast
/ Odienné
/ Sufism
/ Cartesian dualism
/ Meditation
/ Silence
/ Light
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Senses
B Experience B Islam B West Africa B Place |
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