Ayvaz Dede

by Popović, Alexandre

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Ayvaz Dede (Ajvaz-dedo) is a legendary figure who is linked to an annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Ajvatovica, which takes place in June in the village of Prusac, in the present-day Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ayvaz Dede, or “Grandfather Ayvaz,” is thought to have arrived in Bosnia around 867/1463, during the Ottoman conquest, in the reign of Sulṭān Meḥmed II (r. 848–50/1444–6 and 855–86/1451–81). Supposedly, he played a major role in the Islamisation of the local population, especially …

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Ayvaz Dede (Ajvaz-dedo) is a legendary figure who is linked to an annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Ajvatovica, which takes place in June in the village of Prusac, in the present-day Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ayvaz Dede, or “Grandfather Ayvaz,” is thought to have arrived in Bosnia around 867/1463, during the Ottoman conquest, in the reign of Sulṭān Meḥmed II (r. 848–50/1444–6 and 855–86/1451–81). Supposedly, he played a major role in the Islamisation of the local population, especially in the area

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1204

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eng Islam

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Popović, Alexandre

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