Filling the Pot: The Remembrance of African Sufi Ancestor-Saints and the Reclamation of African Historical Heritage in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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Journal of Africana Religions Pub Date : 2019-01-30 DOI:10.5325/JAFRIRELI.7.1.0094

Jazmin Graves

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Abstract

Abstract:This essay, based on ethnographic research conducted in 2017–2018, explores the ways in which the death-anniversary celebrations ('urs) of the Sidi (African-Indian) Sufi ancestor-saints in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, demonstrate the pivotal role of the Sidi Sufi tradition in unifying the diversity of and temporal distinctions between the various waves of the African diaspora in western India.

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装满锅：纪念非洲苏菲祖先圣徒和在古吉拉特邦艾哈迈达巴德开垦非洲历史遗产

摘要：本文基于2017年至2018年进行的民族志研究，探讨了古吉拉特邦艾哈迈达巴德的西迪（非裔印度人）苏菲祖先圣徒的逝世周年庆祝活动，以何种方式展示了西迪苏菲传统在统一印度西部非洲侨民的多样性和时间差异方面的关键作用。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Africana Religions publishes critical scholarship on Africana religions, including the religious traditions of African and African Diasporic peoples as well as religious traditions influenced by the diverse cultural heritage of Africa. An interdisciplinary journal encompassing history, anthropology, Africana studies, gender studies, ethnic studies, religious studies, and other allied disciplines, the Journal of Africana Religions embraces a variety of humanistic and social scientific methodologies in understanding the social, political, and cultural meanings and functions of Africana religions.