ENGLISH

Sufi bodies: religion and society in medieval islam

By Shahzad , Bashir

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN
9780231517607, 9780231144902, 0231517602
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
21 MB (22326764 bytes)
Pages
illustrations (black and white)\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Sufism;Sufism--Doctrines;Sufism -- Doctrines

Description

Introduction -- Framing Sufi ideas and practices -- Bodies inside out -- Befriending God corporeally -- Saintly socialities -- Sufi bodies in motion -- Bonds of love -- Engendered desires -- Miraculous food -- Corpses in morticians' hands -- Epilogue.;Moving beyond a straight account of leaders & movements, Shahzad Bashir offers a nuanced history of Sufism in the Middle Ages, focusing on the Persianate societies of Iran & Central Asia. Introduction -- Framing Sufi ideas and practices -- Bodies inside out -- Befriending God corporeally -- Saintly socialities -- Sufi bodies in motion -- Bonds of love -- Engendered desires -- Miraculous food -- Corpses in morticians' hands -- Epilogue.

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