Manifestations of Sainthood in Islam

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Manifestations of Sainthood in Islam

Edited by: Grace Martin Smith and Carl W. Ernst

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2011

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Analecta Isisiana: Ottoman and Turkish Studies

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This collection of papers by various scholars discusses a wide range of practices and beliefs relating to saints in Islam. The studies also demonstrate the influence of sainthood on political structures in many societies.

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History Regional and National History Arab World

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
FIGURES Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	x
INTRODUCTION Carl W. Ernst, Grace Martin Smith, Bradford G. Martin, Suraiya Faroqhi and Bonnie Wade Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Part One. Veneration of the Saints
GRAVES, SHRINES AND POWER IN A HIGHLAND SUMATRAN SOCIETY John R. Bowen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
THE ICONOGRAPHY OF THE DRAGON IN THE CULT OF THE SAINTS OF ISLAM Abbas Daneshvari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
THE SACRED MUSIC OF THE AHL-IHAQQ AS A MEANS OF MYSTICAL TRANSMISSION Jean During Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
AN INDO-PERSIAN GUIDE TO SUFI SHRINE PILGRIMAGE Carl W. Ernst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	43
THE MODERN BUSINESSMAN AND THE PAKISTANI SAINT: THE INTERPENETRATION OF WORLDS Katherine P. Ewing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	69
'UMAR LBN AL-FARID, A SAINT OF MAMLUK AND OTTOMAN EGYPT Th. Emil Homerin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
MUSIC, SAINTS, AND RITUAL: SAM A' AND THE ALEVIS OF TURKEY Irene Markoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
SAMA' IN THE ROYAL COURT OF SAINTS: THE CHISHTIYYA OF SOUTH ASIA Regula Burckhardt Qureshi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	111
REFLECTIONS ON THE INTERACTION OF SAINT AND SINGER IN EGYPTIAN DHIKR Earle H. Waugh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	129
Part Two. Saints and the Political Order
THE MAN WITH TWO TOMBS: MUHAMMAD IBN 'ABD AL-RAHMAN, FOUNDER OF THE ALGERIAN RAHMANIYYA, CA. 1715-1798 Julia Clancy-Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
THE POLITICAL LIVES OF AFGHAN SAINTS: THE CASE OF THE KABUL HAZRATS David B. Edwards Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
SAINTHOOD AS MEANS OF SELF-DEFENSE IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY OTTOMAN ANATOLIA Suraiya Faroqhi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
DERVISH AND SULTAN: AN ANALYSIS OF THE OTMAN BAB A VILAYETNAMESI Halil Inalcik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
SHAYKH UWAYS BIN MUHAMMAD AL-BARAWI. A TRADITIONAL SOMALI SUFI B. G. Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225
KALENDERI DERVISHES AND OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATION FROM THE FOURTEENTH TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURIES A. Yaşar Ocak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
Glossary and Index of Terms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	256
INDEX OF SUBJECTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	267
INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	271
CONTRIBUTORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	280

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https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463233709

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