| Eternal Garden: Mysticism, History, and Politics at a South Asian Sufi Center Contributor(s): Ernst, Carl W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791408833 ISBN-13: 9780791408834 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: 297.65 |
| LCCN: 90-28514 |
| Lexile Measure: 1700 |
| Series: Suny Muslim Spirituality in South Asia |
| Physical Information: 416 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ernst's research, based on rare Persian manuscripts preserved in Sufi shrines in the medieval town of Khuldabad, a major center of pilgrimage in the Indian Deccan, reveals the mystical teachings and practices of the Chishti Sufi order as taught by the ecstatic Shaykh Burhan al-Din Gharib (d. 1337) and his disciples. The book clarifies the diverse historiographical approaches found in an array of narratives. It redefines major topics in the often emotionally charged study of religion and history in South Asia, and it raises provocative theses on much-argued topics such as the basis of Islamic political power in South Asia and the alleged roles of Sufis as warriors and missionaries. |