The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700: Social Roles of Sufis in Medieval India
5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
The Sufis were heirs to a tradition of Islamic mysticism, and they have generally been viewed as standing more or less apart from the social order. Professor Eaton contends to the contrary that the Sufis were an integral part of their society, and that an understanding of their interaction with it is essential to an understanding of the Sufis themselves.
In investigating the Sufis of Bijapur in South India, (he author identifies three fundamental questions. What was the relationship, he asks, between the Sufis and Bijapur's 'ulama, the upholders of Islamic orthodoxy? Second, how did the Sufis relate to the Bijapur court? Finally, how did they interact with the non-Muslim population surrounding them, and how did they translate highly developed mystical traditions into terms meaningful to that population? In answering these questions, the author advances our knowledge of an important but little-studied city-state in medieval India.
Originally published in 1978.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Related to The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700
Titles in the series (6)
Engineers of Happy Land: Technology and Nationalism in a Colony Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Social Bodies: Science, Reproduction, and Italian Modernity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Regulating the Social: The Welfare State and Local Politics in Imperial Germany Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGibeon, Where the Sun Stood Still: The Discovery of the Biblical City Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Colonialism and Revolution in the Middle East: Social and Cultural Origins of Egypt's Urabi Movement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related ebooks
Ibn 'Asakir of Damascus: Champion of Sunni Islam in the Time of the Crusades Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Religion and State in Iran 1785-1906: The Role of the Ulama in the Qajar Period Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCulture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSufi Bodies: Religion and Society in Medieval Islam Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAsian Religions in Practice: An Introduction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India - Revised and Expanded Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Survey of Veerashaiva Religion and Literature Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ashraf Ali Thanawi: Islam in Modern South Asia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn the Shadow of the Prophet: Essays in Islamic History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Path of God's Bondsmen from Origin to Return [translated] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mohammad Ibn Ahmad Abu Rayhan Biruni: Muslim Pioneers in Science, Medicine and Literature Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWomen Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Knowledge before Action: Islamic Learning and Sufi Practice in the Life of Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari Makhdum-i Jahaniyan Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Is a Muslim?: Orientalism and Literary Populisms Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBuddhism in China: A Historical Survey Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsProphet Muhammad (S) and His Family: A Sociological Perspective Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMedieval Andhra: A Socio-Historical Perspective Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSekkizhar's Periya Puranam Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Universal Abundance: Unleash Stupendous Possibilities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSuba of Kabul Under the Mughals: 1585-1739: Kabul Under the Mughals Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAhmad Riza Khan Barelwi: In the Path of the Prophet Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Garden of Truth: Knowledge, Love, and Action Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The City as Anthology: Eroticism and Urbanity in Early Modern Isfahan Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFazlallah Astarabadi and the Hurufis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmir Khusraw: The Poet of Sultans and Sufis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBuddhism in Sinhalese Society 1750-1900: A Study of Religious Revival and Change Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmbattled Saints: My Year with the Sufis of Afghanistan Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700
2 ratings0 reviews