The Sufi saint of Jam: history, religion and politics of a Sunni shrine in Shi'i Iran
"The first part covers the saint's activities in Seljuq Iran. It reveals for the first time (in western scholarship) aspects of Ahmad-i Jam's biography that were redacted by Jami hagiographers. His initial training was with the Karrami sect (madhhab), but once they were branded "...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Cambridge New York, NY Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2021
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In: | Year: 2021 |
Series/Journal: | Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aḥmad Ǧām 1049-1141
/ Iran
/ Torbat-e Jām
/ Sanctuary
/ Sufism
/ Sunnites
/ History
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Further subjects: | B
Aḥmad Jām (1049 or 1050-1141 or 1142)
Shrines
B Islamic shrines (Iran) (Turbat-i Jām) B Sufis (Iran) (Turbat-i Jām) B Muslim Saints Cult (Iran) (Turbat-i Jām) |
Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 978-1-108-88485-3 |