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Selim, Nasima:
Learning the Elsewhere of "Inner Space" : The Affective Pedagogy of Post-Secular Sufi Healing in Germany.
In: Religion and Society.
Vol. 11
(2020)
Issue 1
.
- pp. 105-119.
ISSN 2150-9301
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3167/arrs.2020.110108
Abstract in another language
How is access to the Elsewhere facilitated through affective pedagogy in a contemporary Sufi setting in Germany? This article draws analytical lessons from Inayati healing seminars that took place in the summer of 2013. Participants were instructed to feel the Elsewhere of ‘inner space’ in the material/corporeal realities by attuning to breath, sonic resonance, collective movement, and attentive listening. The affective pedagogy of the teacher extended the spatial-temporal coordinates of the Elsewhere (as framed by Mittermaier) to include ‘fleeting affects’ among its unknown elements. These pedagogic tactics entangled religious and secular life-worlds with aesthetic and therapeutic traditions. Learning to feel the unknown affects emanating from the Elsewhere in this setting aimed to provide existential resources to cope with the everyday struggles of post-secular life.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | affective pedagogy; Elsewhere; fleeting affects; Germany; healing; Inayati Sufism; post-secularity |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Social and Cultural Anthropology Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Social and Cultural Anthropology > Chair Social and Cultural Anthropology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Katharina Schramm |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2021 09:47 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2023 09:45 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/67352 |