Četrdeseta konjanica uzvišenog viteškog odreda duhovnosti s početka 20. stoljeća
The Forty Female-Horsemen of the Exalted Knightly Detachment of Spiritualty

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I will reconstruct the life of a (un)ordinary woman, Fata (Fatima born Serdarević) Ljubović, who, according to the tradition of her great-grandchildren, experienced a revelation affirming her belonging to a group of ‘forty good ones,’. This story has recently resurfaced after a hundred years of complete obscurity. Drawing on a limited biographical details and oral traditions, her life will be examined within the historical and spiritual context of the time in which she lived. Through Fata’s example, which serves as a ‘case study,’ the paper will illustrate the concept of holiness associated with the ‘forty good ones’ based on interpretations from several sources that address this phenomenon, such as Ibn Arabi and Hujwiri. It will explore the role and significance of belonging to such a group. In conclusion, the paper will trace Fata Ljubović’s tradition and analyze her spiritual experience as reflected through the lens of the aforementioned interpretations.

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