From Saint to Eponymous Founder: Abū Bakr al-Mawṣilī (d. 797/1394) and His Ṭarīqa Mawṣiliyya

This article offers a case study on the social role of a charismatic shaykh, Abū Bakr al-Mawṣilī (d. 797/1394), in fourteenth-century Damascus and Jerusalem, and on the way he established his saintly reputation and accumulated cultural capital. Based mainly on a to-date unstudied manuscript written...

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Main Author: Amirakulov, Orozali Mamaevič 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Oriental Society 2023
In: Journal of the American Oriental Society
Year: 2023, Volume: 143, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-20
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