Book contents
- Female Religiosity in Central Asia
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- Female Religiosity in Central Asia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Religion and Politics in Post-Timurid Central Asia
- 2 The Centrality of ʿAlidism in the Maẓhar al-ʿajāʾib
- 3 Locating the Great Lady within the Sufi Milieu of Sixteenth-Century Central Asia
- 4 The Chaghatay Book of Guidance
- 5 The Portrayal of the Great Lady in the Maẓhar al-ʿajāʾib
- 6 The Great Lady and Her Hagiographers
- 7 The Great Lady in Shrine Traditions
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other titles in the series:
6 - The Great Lady and Her Hagiographers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 April 2024
- Female Religiosity in Central Asia
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- Female Religiosity in Central Asia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Religion and Politics in Post-Timurid Central Asia
- 2 The Centrality of ʿAlidism in the Maẓhar al-ʿajāʾib
- 3 Locating the Great Lady within the Sufi Milieu of Sixteenth-Century Central Asia
- 4 The Chaghatay Book of Guidance
- 5 The Portrayal of the Great Lady in the Maẓhar al-ʿajāʾib
- 6 The Great Lady and Her Hagiographers
- 7 The Great Lady in Shrine Traditions
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other titles in the series:
Summary
Chapter 6 examines the narrative traditions surrounding Aghā-yi Buzurg’s character by exploring later hagiographical accounts about her. This chapter reconstructs the lore and public memory of Aghā-yi Buzurg and shows the continuity of people’s interest and moral investment in her legacy over the centuries since her passing. It closely examines the eighteenth-century Naqshbandī hagiographical compendium Tadhkira-yi Ṭāhir Īshān, which played an important role in the revitalization of Aghā-yi Buzurg’s remembrance in the second half of the eighteenth century in the regions of Khwarazm and Bukhara. This chapter showcases the vitality of Aghā-yi Buzurg’s commemoration in Central Asia in which her perceived sanctity retained its attraction over the course of almost half a millennium.
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- Female Religiosity in Central AsiaSufi Leaders in the Persianate World, pp. 116 - 132Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024