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Indian Sufism since the seventeenth century : saints, books and empires in the Muslim Deccan /

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Reveals the politics and poetry of Indian Sufism through the study of Islamic sainthood in the midst of a cosmopolitan Indian society comprising migrants, soldiers, litterateurs and princes. Placing the mystical traditions of Indian Islam within their cultural contexts, this study focuses on the shr...

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Main Author: Green, Nile
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Series:RoutledgeCurzon Sūfī series.
Subjects:
Sufism > India > Deccan > History.
Sufism > India > Hyderabad > History.
Soufisme > Inde > Deccan > Histoire.
Soufisme > Inde > Hyderābād > Histoire.
RELIGION > Islam > Sufi.
Sufism
India > Deccan
India > Hyderabad
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Reveals the politics and poetry of Indian Sufism through the study of Islamic sainthood in the midst of a cosmopolitan Indian society comprising migrants, soldiers, litterateurs and princes. Placing the mystical traditions of Indian Islam within their cultural contexts, this study focuses on the shrines of four Sufi saints in the Deccan region.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 210 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-199) and index.
ISBN:0203965361
9780203965368
9786610552801
6610552800
1134168241
9781134168248
1280552808
9781280552809