Muslim Saints of South Asia
The Eleventh to Fifteenth Centuries
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Science
| Author: | Anna Suvorova | ISBN: | 9781134370054 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 22, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anna Suvorova |
| ISBN: | 9781134370054 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 22, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
