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

• Autore: Suvorova A. A (Anna Aronovna)
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.6/1/0954
• Soggetto topico: Muslim saints - South Asia; Sufism - South Asia - History
• Classificazione: 11.83
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Muslim saints of South Asia
• ISBN: 1-134-37005-9; 0-203-35422-2; 1-134-37006-7; 1-280-05403-4; 0-203-59271-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783813103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RoutledgeCurzon Sūfī series.