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SUMMARY:CERES Research Colloquium 21.11.2022
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DESCRIPTION:Gleb Stukalin\n\n"This is a Very Big Tabarruk. Ritual Objects 
 and Sense of Community in the Muslim Saint Veneration Culture of Northern 
 India"\n\nAbstract\nBased on ethnographic fieldwork in northern India (Del
 hi)\, I analyze the role of sacred objects (tabarruk) in the ritual practi
 ce of saintly veneration in Indian Islam. While the use of eatables and ot
 her small objects during pilgrimage seems to be common in almost all relig
 ious cults\, it became institutionalized in a particular way in Indian Isl
 am. Tabarruk (which most often consists of sweets and rose petals) continu
 ously change their status: a pilgrim buys them in a shop near the tomb\, c
 arries them to the grave\, and puts them on the tombstone. Pilgrims exchan
 ge sweets among themselves\, and the tomb’s employees return some of the
  tabarruk to the pilgrims. A number of questions arise here: At what momen
 t do these insignificant objects become bearers of saintly charisma? What 
 particular transformations do they undergo and how? In my presentation\, I
  will reflect on the functions of tabarruk in the context of the social an
 d economic structure of Muslim saint veneration in northern India.\n\n\n\n
  
URL:https://ceres.rub.de/de/events/ceres-research-colloquium-21112022/
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