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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451044603321

Autore

Suvorova A. A (Anna Aronovna)

Titolo

Muslim saints of South Asia : the eleventh to fifteenth centuries / / Anna Suvorova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004

ISBN

0-203-35422-2

1-134-37006-7

1-280-05403-4

0-203-59271-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

RoutledgeCurzon Sūfī series

Classificazione

11.83

Disciplina

297.6/1/0954

Soggetti

Muslim saints - South Asia

Sufism - South Asia - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Indian tomb -- The hermit of Lahore -- The old man of Ajmer -- The ascetic of Pakpattan -- The peacemaker of Delhi -- The spiritual sovereign of Multan -- The warrior saints -- The mendicant saints.

Sommario/riassunto

This book studies the veneration practices and rituals of the Muslim saints. It outlines principal trends of the main Sufi orders in India, the profiles and teachings of the famous and less known saints, and the development of pilgrimage to their tombs in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. A detailed discussion of the interaction of the Hindu mystic tradition and Sufism shows the polarity between the rigidity of the orthodox and the flexibility of the popular Islam in South Asia.