Slavs and Tatars Analyze Hurufism's Letter Mysticism and Gender Implications

Slavs and Tatars published an article titled 'More Phemes' in ARTMargins Online on October 1, 2022. The piece examines Hurufism, a Sufi movement originating from Persian and Anatolian traditions that focuses on the mysticism of letters. This movement interprets multiples of 14 and 28—derived from the Perso-Arabic alphabet—as corresponding to facial hairs. The authors explore how these graphemes relate to gender variation and fluidity. Their analysis considers affective and performative dimensions within this historical context. The article appears in ARTMargins Volume 11, Issue 3, spanning pages 89 to 104. It is accessible via MIT Press under a subscription model with the DOI 10.1162/artm_a_00328. The full content can be found at the provided URL.