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Shadows of the Prophet

Martial Arts and Sufi Mysticism

Douglas S. Farrer

978-1-4020-9356-2

2009
Edition 1
- Provides the first performance ethnography of Malay martial arts
- Offers the first ethnographic account of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order
- Facilitates a new undestanding of how magic, religion and sorcery are embodied in the performance and practice of Malay martial arts
- Demonstrates a deep and wide knowledge of Malay culture and society (including its arcane and secret domains) and an expert practitioner’s knowledge not simply of Malay silat but of Asian martial arts generally
- Is a major contribution to the study of Malay culture, to the comparative study of martial arts, and to the anthropology of dance, magic and ritual based upon ten years fieldwork in Southeast Asia
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