Jabarbaba
Khinalug · mortal · Khinalug traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Jabarbaba is one of the named pirs of Khinalug, the grave of a holy man, an övliya, believed to have lived in the village in the distant past. Like the other Khinalug shrines it is a site of supplication and vow-making, visited especially during Muslim festivals. Ethnography records the name but preserves little narrative about the saint's life.
Domains
- saintly intercession
Powers
- answer vows at the grave
Sources
- Jabarbabe is one of the named pirs of Khinalug, a grave site of a holy person (övliya/yevliya) venerated by the villagers.: N. G. Volkova, 'Khinalughs', in Encyclopedia of World Cultures vol. VI (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1994). (secondary)