Sacred Mountains and Sacred Stones: the stories of the Muslim awliyā ’ in Pamir and their role in the formation of sacred space


Konstantin Vasiltsev

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24848/islmlg.06.1.06

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Abstract


The article proposes an analysis of the cult of Isma‘ili saints ( awliya ) who have played a great and important role in the formation of sacred place ( mazars ) in Pamir. The author’s methodology based on the combination of results of field studies with the textual analysis. The Isma‘ili tradition of Badakhshan is called panjtani. Its followers practiced the worship of different natural objects. Folk tradition connected it with deeds of saints. These objects consider the places ( oston ) of the renowned imams. The stone worship plays an important role in their cult.

Keywords


Worship; Pamir; Ismailism; Cult

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24848/islmlg.06.1.06