Motif
Saintly shrine and relic devotion
saintly_shrine_and_relic_devotion
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Mystics of Islam CHAPTER IV / DIVINE LOVE / CHAPTER V / SAINTS AND MIRACLES; lines 3570-3593 confidence: high
The narrator states that saintship occupies a fundamental position and has practical effects including submission to ecstatic men, dependence on their favour, pilgrimage to shrines, adoration of relics, and devotion to their service.
The passage lists pilgrimage to saints’ shrines, adoration of relics, and worship at tombs of holy men.
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