Pilgrimage and Shrines in Late Ottoman and Modern Jordan

Since the territory of contemporary Jordan remained for a long time on the fringes of the Ottoman Empire, there was a certain degree of originality in practices and religious rites compared with the rest of Bilad al-Sham. Local religious topology was very concentrated and dominated by sanctuaries dedicated to walis* (Muslim Saints), prophets, the companions of the Prophet and Sufi Sheikhs (around Ajlun and Irbid). These figures were considered holy saints and were called upon as intercessors ...