Islamic mystical sects

... The period of the Funj and Darfur kingdoms was a time when Islam spread widely in Sudan (especially in the 18th century). Islamic mystical sects (tariqas) played a major role in converting many residents who believed in primitive religions to Islam. The sects' missionary activities gained the faith of the people through saints who were believed to fulfill the people's magical desires, and they included the people as members of the sect, and ties with blood relatives were also widely seen. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Islamic mystical sects" is listed below.

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…　フンジ，ダルフールの王国時代は，スーダンにイスラムが広く浸透する時期である(特に18世紀)。原始宗教を信ずる多くの住民のイスラムへの改宗には，イスラム神秘主義教団(タリーカ)の役割が大きかった。教団の布教活動は，民衆の呪術的願望をかなえてくれると信じられた聖者を通じて民衆の信仰を獲得し，民衆を教団員として包摂し，血縁集団との結びつきも広くみられた。…

※「イスラム神秘主義教団」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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