Тегеранская ханака Ниматуллахи в 70-е гг.

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Пока без перевода. Если кто-то возьмется перевести, было бы кстати.

The Ni'matollahi Order in the 1970s was still very pro-music (although they never used musical instruments in their actual sufi praxis). Several times a year on happy holidays such as the Birthday of the Prophet or Ali, the Ni'matollahi khaniqah in downtown Tehran would organise a jashn or musical fest. Dr Javad Nurbakhsh, the Qutb or Shaykh of the Order, counted many musicians among his disciples and friends, all glad to perform at his parties. Several thousand people from all classes and every part of Tehran (including women and kids) would attend, and each and every one received a free hot meal of rice and meat, and all the tea and sweets they could stomach, along with several hours of excellent traditional music. The grand finale was always a provided by a troupe of wild-looking Qadiri dervishes from Kurdistan, who roused the crowd to delirium with dramatic chants and pounding drums. Dr Nurbakhsh told us that at home in Kurdistan, they'd follow the music with feats of power such as sticking knives through their cheeks or eating lightbulbs. "But I don't allow any of that in my khaniqah," he said with a twinkle in is eye. "You'll have to go to Sanandaj if you want to see that sort of thaumaturgy."

(Далее следует описание всяких "удивительных событий").

Об авторе:
Peter Lamborn WilsonLamborn Wilson spent seven years in Iran, where he edited the journal of the Iranian Royal Academy of Philosophy. He has studied sufism and Ismailism, and translated Persian poetry. His books include Scandal (Semiotext(e) 1998), a study of Islamic heresy.


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