Zahide Baci: An example of Sufi mysticism from Ottoman Nis
Milan Randjelović
Glasnik Etnografskog instituta 2018 DOI: 10.2298/gei1801139r (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Argues that the saga of Zahide Bacı incorporates leitmotifs from Islamic legends and parables of holy people, and that comparative analysis of similar sagas reveals syncretic elements drawn from cultures and religions of the Near and Far East. |
Abstract
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.
Comparable studies
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| The mystical mind: probing the biology of religious experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
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| The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy | 1993 | Edited collection of essays | |
| Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mysticism and schizophrenia: A phenomenological exploration of the structure of consciousness in the schizophrenia spectrum disorders. | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |