South Asian Sufis: Devotion, Deviation, and DestinyClinton Bennett, Charles M. Ramsey A&C Black, 1 mrt 2012 - 336 pagina's Often described as the soul of Islam, Sufism is one of the most interesting yet least known facet of this global religion. Sufism is the softer more inclusive and mystical form of Islam. Although militant Islamists dominate the headlines, the Sufi ideal has captured the imagination of many. Nowhere in the world is the handprint of Sufism more observable than South Asia, which has the largest Muslim population of the world, but also the greatest concentration of Sufis. This book examines active Sufi communities in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh that shed light on the devotion, and deviation, and destiny of Sufism in South Asia. Drawn from extensive work by indigenous and international scholars, this ethnographical study explores the impact of Iran on the development of Sufi thought and practice further east, and also discusses Sufism in diaspora in such contexts as the UK and North America and Iran's influence on South Asian Sufism. |
Inhoudsopgave
A Model of Sufi Training in the TwentyFirst Century A Case Study | |
Understanding the Philosophy of Spirituality at Shrines in Pakistan | |
Spiritual Power and Threshold Identities The Mazārs of Sayyid Pīr | |
Dua Popular Culture and Powerful Blessing at the Urs | |
The Sufi Center of Jhok Sharif in Sindh Pakistan Questioning | |
When Sufi Tradition Reinvents Islamic Modernity The Minhājul | |
Ahmad Sirhindī Nationalist Hero Good Sufi or Bad Sufi? | |
Encountering the Unholy The Establishment of Political Parties | |
The Transformation and Development of South Asian Sufis in Britain | |
Rishīwaer Kashmir the Garden of the Saints | |
A Garden Amidst the Flames The Categorical Imperative of Sufi | |
Sufis and Social Activism A Chīshtī Response to Communal Strife | |
South Asian Sufis Devotion Deviation and Destiny | |
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