Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v24i3.4345
The Influence of Dervishes on Religious Education of Muslim Children in Bihor During the Ottoman Period
Sait Š. Šabotić
orcid.org/0000-0002-7637-9139
; University of Montenegro Faculty of Philosophy Danila Bojovića bb, 81400 Nikšić, Montenegro
Abstract
Dervishes played an extremely important role in the process of Ottoman conquest of
Byzantine and South Slavic areas and in the spread of Islam in those areas. However,
this fact seems to have remained insufficiently emphasized, to a large extent even
ssilenced when it comes to present day Montenegro and Bihor. To write the history of
the area without reference to dervishes and their influence on political, cultural and
educational circumstances seems to be scientifically unjustified. Therefore, the purpose
of this paper is to investigate and present knowledge about them, their historical
role and heritage in that part of present day Montenegro, with special reference to
their influence on religious education of Muslim children, all based on historical
sources, historiographical literature and material evidence. During the archival and
field research, and with the application of analytical, comparative and synthetic
methods, interesting facts were discovered indicating a rather broad range of influences
dervishes had on the lifestyle of population in Bihor. Their presence in the Bihor area
has been more pronounced from the beginning of the 18th century. In addition to the
spread of Islam, the dervishes in Bihor began with the construction of the first catering
facilities, follwed by a visible influence on the creation of literary tradition.
Keywords
Balkans; Bektashi; Montenegro; education; Sufis; Tekke
Hrčak ID:
285652
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Publication date:
16.11.2022.
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