Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function

Mamarame Seck

doi:10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40

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Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function

Abstract

This study explores the unstudied rich Wolof Sufi oral cultural productions and their contribution to the knowledge about Islam in Senegal. It only focuses on oral production by Sufi leaders and their followers. This consists of an oral corpus of the life stories of past and current Sufi leaders, woven by multiple (re) tellers across generations, designed in such a way that they can give Sufi adepts examples to follow and, possibly, reproduce. The storytelling varies according to the speaker’s skills and charisma, the audience’s expectations and context of the performance. The combination of all these factors makes the structure of the stories unique, especially compared to those coming from western cultures.

Keywords

References

Greetham, David C. Theories of the Text. Edition, illustrated, reprint; Publisher, Oxford University Press, 1999

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sufism

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mamarame Seck ^*
Andorra

Publication Date

July 14, 2023

Submission Date

March 21, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 7, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 2 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA99DY37HU

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Seck, M. (2023). Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2(1), 63-82. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40

AMA

1.Seck M. Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function. JISS. 2023;2(1):63-82. doi:10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40

Chicago

Seck, Mamarame. 2023. “Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 2 (1): 63-82. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40.

EndNote

Seck M (July 1, 2023) Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 2 1 63–82.

IEEE

[1]M. Seck, “Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function”, JISS, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 63–82, July 2023, doi: 10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40.

ISNAD

Seck, Mamarame. “Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 2/1 (July 1, 2023): 63-82. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40.

JAMA

1.Seck M. Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function. JISS. 2023;2:63–82.

MLA

Seck, Mamarame. “Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 2, no. 1, July 2023, pp. 63-82, doi:10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40.

Vancouver

1.Mamarame Seck. Wolof Sufi Oral Narratives’ Structure and Function. JISS. 2023 Jul. 1;2(1):63-82. doi:10.32739/ustad.2023.3.40