Literature on the Sufi in Somalia approaches the issue from different points of view, but mainly from a literary study of religious poetry.1 A major discussion has evolved around the issue of the role played by some sufi brotherhood movements and whether they supported or opposed colonialism, that is, political and historical interpretations of literature on the Sufi and their poetry.2 Most of the studies point out the fact that Islamic practices in Somalia have co-opted traditional customs in the same ways as in other African countries. Yet, recently hagiographies of religious Somali Sufi male saints have been used to depict the shaping of a political and cultural identity of the Benaadiri. Among scholars, only a few have included Arabic sources in their analysis.
Sufi experience in rural Somali: a focus on women
DECLICH, FRANCESCA
2000
Abstract
Literature on the Sufi in Somalia approaches the issue from different points of view, but mainly from a literary study of religious poetry.1 A major discussion has evolved around the issue of the role played by some sufi brotherhood movements and whether they supported or opposed colonialism, that is, political and historical interpretations of literature on the Sufi and their poetry.2 Most of the studies point out the fact that Islamic practices in Somalia have co-opted traditional customs in the same ways as in other African countries. Yet, recently hagiographies of religious Somali Sufi male saints have been used to depict the shaping of a political and cultural identity of the Benaadiri. Among scholars, only a few have included Arabic sources in their analysis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
