Tracing the transformation of a mystical sufi lineage in colonial India, the Naqshbandiyya, the author explores the development of personal authority in Islamic society. Four sources are isolated: lineage; spiritual travelling; status as Prophetic exemplar; and transmission of religious knowledge.
- ISBN:
- 9781570032011
- 9781570032011
-
Category:
- Philosophy of religion
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
-
01-01-1998
- Publisher:
- University of South Carolina Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x32mm
- Weight:
- 0.74kg
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