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Javanmardi
Javanmardiis one of those Persian terms that is frequently mentions in discussions of Persian identity, and yet its precise meaning is difficult to comprehend. A number of equivalents have been offered, including chivalry and manliness, and while these terms are not incorrect,javanmarditranscends them. The concept encompasses character traits of generosity, selflessness, hospitality, bravery, courage, honesty, truthfulness and justice--and yet there are occasions when the exact opposite of these is required for one to be ajavanmard. At times it would seem that being ajavanmardis about knowing and doing the right thing, although this definition, too, falls short of the term's full meaning.The present collection is the product of a three-year project financed by the British Institute of Persian Studies on the theme of \"Javanmardiin the Persianate world.\" The articles in this volume represent the sheer range, influence, and importance that the concept has had in creating and contributing to Persianate identities over the past one hundred and fifty years. The contributions are intentionally broad in scope. Rather than focus, for example, on medieval Sufi manifestations ofjavanmardi, both medieval and modern studies were encouraged, as were literary, artistic, archaeological, and sociological studies among others. The opening essays examine the concept's origin in medieval history and legends throughout a geographical background that spans from modern Iran to Turkey, Armenia, and Bosnia, among both Muslim and Christian communities. Subsequent articles explore modern implications ofjavanmardiwithin such contexts as sportsmanship, political heroism, gender fluidity, cinematic representations, and the advent of digitalization.
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Sorcery or Science?
Sorcery or Science? examines how two Sufi Muslim
theologians who rose to prominence in the western Sahara Desert in
the late eighteenth century, Sīdi al-Mukhtār al-Kuntī (d. 1811) and
his son and successor, Sīdi Muḥammad al-Kuntī (d. 1826), decisively
influenced the development of Sufi Muslim thought in West
Africa.
Known as the Kunta scholars, Mukhtār al-Kuntī and Muḥammad
al-Kuntī were influential teachers who developed a pedagogical
network of students across the Sahara. In exploring their
understanding of \"the realm of the unseen\"-a vast, invisible world
that is both surrounded and interpenetrated by the visible
world-Ariela Marcus-Sells reveals how these theologians developed a
set of practices that depended on knowledge of this unseen world
and that allowed practitioners to manipulate the visible and
invisible realms. They called these practices \"the sciences of the
unseen.\" While they acknowledged that some Muslims-particularly
self-identified \"white\" Muslim elites-might consider these
practices to be \"sorcery,\" the Kunta scholars argued that these
were legitimate Islamic practices. Marcus-Sells situates their
ideas and beliefs within the historical and cultural context of the
Sahara Desert, surveying the cosmology and metaphysics of the realm
of the unseen and the history of magical discourses within the
Hellenistic and Arabo-Islamic worlds.
Erudite and innovative, this volume connects the Islamic
sciences of the unseen with the reception of Hellenistic discourses
of magic and proposes a new methodology for reading written
devotional aids in historical context. It will be welcomed by
scholars of magic and specialists in Africana religious studies,
Islamic occultism, and Islamic manuscript culture.
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Factors affecting the Islamic purchasing behavior – a qualitative study
Purpose
This study aims to better understand the Islamic consumption incentives because the spectacular flourishing of the halal market in different places around the world has grown the interest in understanding and deciphering the mechanisms behind its development.
Design/methodology/approach
Through an exploratory study of some Tunisia-based Islamic groups’ purchasing behavior, this paper investigates factors leading to the purchasing of halal goods (Islamic consumption).
Findings
Findings show that the Islamic consumer is more of an Islamist than simply a Muslim. In addition, findings show that halal consumption is not merely related to religious affiliations but also the product of numerous cultural, social and psychological factors.
Originality/value
In addition to Islamism and Islamic activism, this paper puts in evidence the role of some post-structural factors such as identity, nostalgia and hedonism in relation to the buying intention of halal products and services.
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Sorcery or Science?
Sorcery or Science? examines how two Sufi Muslim theologians who rose to prominence in the western Sahara Desert in the late eighteenth century, Sīdi al-Mukhtār al-Kuntī (d. 1811) and his son and successor, Sīdi Muḥammad al-Kuntī (d. 1826), decisively influenced the development of Sufi Muslim thought in West Africa.Known as the Kunta scholars, Mukhtār al-Kuntī and Muḥammad al-Kuntī were influential teachers who developed a pedagogical network of students across the Sahara. In exploring their understanding of “the realm of the unseen\"—a vast, invisible world that is both surrounded and interpenetrated by the visible world—Ariela Marcus-Sells reveals how these theologians developed a set of practices that depended on knowledge of this unseen world and that allowed practitioners to manipulate the visible and invisible realms. They called these practices “the sciences of the unseen.\" While they acknowledged that some Muslims—particularly self-identified “white\" Muslim elites—might consider these practices to be “sorcery,\" the Kunta scholars argued that these were legitimate Islamic practices. Marcus-Sells situates their ideas and beliefs within the historical and cultural context of the Sahara Desert, surveying the cosmology and metaphysics of the realm of the unseen and the history of magical discourses within the Hellenistic and Arabo-Islamic worlds. Erudite and innovative, this volume connects the Islamic sciences of the unseen with the reception of Hellenistic discourses of magic and proposes a new methodology for reading written devotional aids in historical context. It will be welcomed by scholars of magic and specialists in Africana religious studies, Islamic occultism, and Islamic manuscript culture.
eBook
Sorcery or Science?
Sorcery or Science? examines how two Sufi Muslim theologians who rose to prominence in the western Sahara Desert in the late eighteenth century, Sīdi al-Mukhtār al-Kuntī (d. 1811) and his son and successor, Sīdi Muḥammad al-Kuntī (d. 1826), decisively influenced the development of Sufi Muslim thought in West Africa. Known as the Kunta scholars, Mukhtār al-Kuntī and Muḥammad al-Kuntī were influential teachers who developed a pedagogical network of students across the Sahara. In exploring their understanding of “the realm of the unseen”—a vast, invisible world that is both surrounded and interpenetrated by the visible world—Ariela Marcus-Sells reveals how these theologians developed a set of practices that depended on knowledge of this unseen world and that allowed practitioners to manipulate the visible and invisible realms. They called these practices “the sciences of the unseen.” While they acknowledged that some Muslims—particularly self-identified “white” Muslim elites—might consider these practices to be “sorcery,” the Kunta scholars argued that these were legitimate Islamic practices. Marcus-Sells situates their ideas and beliefs within the historical and cultural context of the Sahara Desert, surveying the cosmology and metaphysics of the realm of the unseen and the history of magical discourses within the Hellenistic and Arabo-Islamic worlds. Erudite and innovative, this volume connects the Islamic sciences of the unseen with the reception of Hellenistic discourses of magic and proposes a new methodology for reading written devotional aids in historical context. It will be welcomed by scholars of magic and specialists in Africana religious studies, Islamic occultism, and Islamic manuscript culture.
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