Abstract

BARTEL, Bruno Ferraz. Academic productions on Sufism from an anthropological point of view: Argentina and Brazil in a comparative perspective. Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2023, vol.16, n.3, pp.229-244.  Epub Dec 28, 2023. ISSN 1852-060X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.31048/1852.4826.v16.n2.40881.

The objective is to assess the body of work on Sufism in Argentina and Brazil and analyze the developmental processes that have facilitated the preliminary construction of this field of study in Social Anthropology over the past 30 years in both countries. Sufism encompasses the outcome of mobilized conceptual tools and physical techniques acquired through an initiation process, which includes the transmission of moral teachings and physical exercises by its adherents. The proposed comparison seeks to scrutinize the primary research themes and theoretical-methodological debates by examining monographs in institutional repositories of universities in Argentina and the CAPES website in Brazil, to encompass the diversity of empirical experiences in the following regions: Buenos Aires, Patagonia, and Santa Fe (Argentina), as well as the Federal District, Rio de Janeiro, and Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). It is important to note that the analyses conducted by various authors reflect the complexity of forms of adherence and devotional practices, which demonstrate the diverse manifestations of creativity in the relationships formed among its practitioners. Contrasting these communities as presented in the bibliographic production enables us to reconsider local dynamics through their specific configurations, as cultural differences within the Muslim world give rise to many ways of defining, practicing, and experiencing Islam.

Keywords : Islam; Sufism; Argentina; Brazil; Comparison in Anthropology.

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