CESSI Summer Lecture Series
"Begging Bowls, Exuberant Feasts, and A Donkey's Tomb: Sufi Appearance, Connection to Shrines, & Place in Folklore in 19th Century Asia" by Timothy Rowe, Phd Candidate in the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Time
4 p.m.
Location
2190 Grainger Hall
Description
With a few notable exceptions, the study of Central Asian Sufism in the 19th century is relatively underdeveloped. This talk will illuminate parts of that picture, providing glimpses of Sufi dress, connection to shrines, and their place in local folklore.
Cost
Free and open to the public
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