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MURIDIYA TARIKAT IN SENEGAL. HISTORY AND MODERNITY

Bobokhonov R.   (Center for Civilizational and Regional Studies, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences)

Muridiya is one of the most widespread tariqahs in Tropical Africa, especially in Senegal. Unlike others, this tariqah owes its name not to its founder, but to the Arabic word murid (student or aspirant). The peculiarity of Muridism is the sanctification of work, which plays as important a role as prayer. The specificity of Muridism lies in the strong connection between the marabout, the teacher (sheikh) and the student (talibé). The student's dependence on the marabout is taken to the extreme. Initially an instrument of passive resistance to colonization, then a structure of compromise and cooperation with it (especially for the cultivation of peanuts), since Senegal's independence, the Muridiya tariqah has become influential in the political life of this country.

Keywords:Africa, Senegal, Sufism, tariqah, Muridiya, sheikh, marabout, teacher, Amadou Mamby, talibé, Touba, spiritual practice, industrial practice
 

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Bobokhonov R. MURIDIYA TARIKAT IN SENEGAL. HISTORY AND MODERNITY // Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики. Серия: ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ НАУКИ. -2024. -№12. -С. 20-25 DOI 10.37882/2223–2982.2024.12.11
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