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Sufi Bodies: Religion and Society in Medieval Islam
Shahzad Bashir
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Description for Sufi Bodies: Religion and Society in Medieval Islam
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FC; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Between 1300 and 1500 C.E. a new form of Sufi Islam took hold among central Islamic peoples, joining individuals through widespread networks resembling today's prominent paths and orders. Understanding contemporary Sufism requires a sophisticated analysis of these formative years. Moving beyond a straight account of leaders and movements, Shahzad Bashir weaves a rich history around the depiction of bodily actions by Sufi masters and disciples, primarily in Sufi literature and Persian miniature paintings of the period. Focusing on the Persianate societies of Iran and Central Asia, Bashir explores medieval Sufis' conception of the human body as the primary shuttle ... Read more
Between 1300 and 1500 C.E. a new form of Sufi Islam took hold among central Islamic peoples, joining individuals through widespread networks resembling today's prominent paths and orders. Understanding contemporary Sufism requires a sophisticated analysis of these formative years. Moving beyond a straight account of leaders and movements, Shahzad Bashir weaves a rich history around the depiction of bodily actions by Sufi masters and disciples, primarily in Sufi literature and Persian miniature paintings of the period. Focusing on the Persianate societies of Iran and Central Asia, Bashir explores medieval Sufis' conception of the human body as the primary shuttle ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231144919
SKU
V9780231144919
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About Shahzad Bashir
Shahzad Bashir is the Lysbeth Warren Anderson Professor in Islamic Studies at Stanford University. He is the author of Messianic Hopes and Mystical Visions: The Nurbakhshiya Between Medieval and Modern Islam and Fazlallah Astarabadi and the Hurufis.
Reviews for Sufi Bodies: Religion and Society in Medieval Islam
An immensely rich resource for persons interested in medieval Islamic civilization. Choice A groundbreaking work in the study of Sufism.
Laury Silvers International Journal of Middle East Studies A remarkable study of embodiment in a Sufi and Islamic idiom.
Scott Kugle Journal of Sufi Studies [A] pathbreaking book... I hope that more scholars follow Shahzad Bashir's lead and ... Read more
Laury Silvers International Journal of Middle East Studies A remarkable study of embodiment in a Sufi and Islamic idiom.
Scott Kugle Journal of Sufi Studies [A] pathbreaking book... I hope that more scholars follow Shahzad Bashir's lead and ... Read more