TY - JOUR AU - Ishihara, Minako PY - 2017/10/02 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Change in the Significance of Affiliation to Ṭarīqa The Case of Tiǧāniyya in and around Ǧimma JF - Aethiopica JA - Aethiopica VL - 19 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.15460/aethiopica.19.1.1133 UR - https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/aethiopica/article/view/1133 SP - 149-164 AB - <p class="AethiopicaSummaryAbs1">This article deals with Sufism in Ethiopia, how people came to affiliate themselves to certain <em>Ṣū</em><em>f</em><em>ī </em>orders and how the <em>ṭ</em><em>ar</em><em>ī</em><em>qa</em>, or <em>Ṣū</em><em>f</em><em>ī </em>order, underwent change in providing alternative ways for Muslims to follow their career under the present regime. The first part of this article will show how Islam was introduced into the region, i.e. in and around Ǧimma Zone, and how the royal family was instrumental in the Islamization process. The role of the royal family in the Islamization process is central to under­standing why Tiǧāniyya, the most popular <em>Ṣū</em><em>f</em><em>ī </em>order in the region, became widespread in the region. The second part deals with the careers and life histories of some Tiǧānī masters, widely known in the region. The careers of these masters reveal that personal connections and networks extended both nationwide and abroad. The third part places Tiǧāniyya in the politics of religion under the present regime. The 2006 incident in which Muslim radicals attacking Orthodox Christians in the region revealed that the Christian community was not unaffected by internal Muslim strife. Thereafter, the government chose to support one Muslim wing against the other. Affiliation to <em>ṭ</em><em>ar</em><em>ī</em><em>qa </em>is becoming a political stance and, in recent years, Tiǧāniyya, the most visible <em>ṭ</em><em>ar</em><em>ī</em><em>qa </em>in and around Ǧimma, is increasingly being co-opted by the present regime.</p> ER -