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Tamerlane's Captive Dervishes: The Sufi Orders of the Timurid Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the complex relationship between Tamerlane and the Sufi orders of Central Asia. While earlier episodes have touched on the Naqshbandi order and the cult of saints at Shah-i-Zinda, this conversation dives deeper into the role of dervishes like the Qalandariyya and the Kubrawiyya in Timur's empire. We examine how Tamerlane used Sufi networks for legitimacy, the patronage of shrines like that of Ahmad Yasawi in Turkestan, and the tension between orthodox Islam and the antinomian practices of wandering dervishes. The episode also covers the…
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