Charan Iftikhar Ahmed, Wang Banghu, Yao Dewei
Department of Anthropology, School of Social and Political Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230035, People's Republic of China.
School of International Education, Anhui University, Feixi Road No. 3, Shushan District, Hefei, 230035, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
J Relig Health. 2018 Jun;57(3):1074-1094. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0558-6.
This paper explains the Sufi shrines which hold great importance in Pakistani society. The Shrines inhabit a vital position in the cultural and social as well as religious and culture life of rituals, Saints, traditional belief, sounds, trance, dance, music in ethnic healing, and spiritual illness/disease. It is not only a place of belief and devotion based on Sufi shrines but a place where Muslims and non-Muslim take part in happiness activities together. The design and architecture of the Sufi Shrines have local as well as worldwide influences, representative spiritual, belief systems, economic, and esthetic dimensions of Muslim social institute. Therefore, Muslims' association with the Sufi Shrines has much importance from traditional, political, social and economic perspectives. Centered on an ethnographic illustration, this research aims to highlight the use of Sufi Shrines space and Peoples' Perceptions about Visiting Sufi shrines in the ethnic perspective of rural and urban Sindh. In addition to discuss the socio spatial interactions about the Sufi shrines, this study has discovered that majority of the people and visitors have strong belief systems upon the blessings of Sufis and they visit shrines to fulfill their social, economic, physical, mental and spiritual wishes.
本文阐述了在巴基斯坦社会中具有重要意义的苏菲派圣地。这些圣地在文化、社会以及宗教和文化生活的仪式、圣徒、传统信仰、声音、恍惚状态、舞蹈、音乐、民族治疗以及精神疾病方面占据着至关重要的地位。它不仅是基于苏菲派圣地的信仰和奉献之地，也是穆斯林和非穆斯林共同参与欢乐活动的场所。苏菲派圣地的设计和建筑具有地方及全球影响力，代表了穆斯林社会机构的精神、信仰体系、经济和美学层面。因此，从传统、政治、社会和经济角度来看，穆斯林与苏菲派圣地的关联十分重要。本研究以人种志例证为核心，旨在从信德省城乡的民族视角突出苏菲派圣地空间的利用以及人们对参观苏菲派圣地的认知。除了探讨与苏菲派圣地相关的社会空间互动外，本研究还发现，大多数民众和游客对苏菲派的祝福有着坚定的信仰体系，他们前往圣地以实现自己的社会、经济、身体、心理和精神愿望。
