Muslim Shrines in India Their Character, History and Significance |
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| Editor:
| Troll, Christian W. |
| Series title: | Oxford India Paperbacks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-563155-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1993 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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A number of perspectives are brought together here - the documentary, the interpretive, and the theological. The book first analyses the social role that the early Chishti dargahs played in Indian society, and then looks at the historical, legendary, and administrative aspects of the dargah in Bahraich. There are other important essays on Muslim shrines in Patna, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Ajmer, Srinagar, and Aligarh. Economic and cultural facets of pilgrimages to dargahs are the topic of...
More DescriptionA number of perspectives are brought together here - the documentary, the interpretive, and the theological. The book first analyses the social role that the early Chishti dargahs played in Indian society, and then looks at the historical, legendary, and administrative aspects of the dargah in Bahraich. There are other important essays on Muslim shrines in Patna, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Ajmer, Srinagar, and Aligarh. Economic and cultural facets of pilgrimages to dargahs are the topic of several essays, while others focus on the pir-murid relationship, Islamic thinking on the cult of saints, Sufism in India, and the position of poetry and music in Islamic culture.