Sufis & saints' bodies: mysticism, corporeality, & sacred power in Islam
Introduction -- Body enshrined: the bones of Mawlay Idrīs -- Body politicized: the belly of sayyida Āmina -- Body refined: the eyes of Muḥammad Ghawth -- Body enraptured: the lips of Shāh Ḥussayn -- Body revived: the heart of Ḥājji Imdādullah -- Conclusion: corporeality and sacred power in Islam...
| Subtitles: | Sufis and saints bodies |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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| Published: |
Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina Press
c 2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Series/Journal: | Islamic civilization and Muslim networks
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Čishtiyya
/ Sufism
/ Body
/ Holiness
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| Further subjects: | B
Human Body
Religious aspects
Islam
B Human body (Philosophy) B Body, Human Religious aspects Islam B Mysticism Islam B Sufism Doctrines B Bibliography B Body, Human (Philosophy) |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- Body enshrined: the bones of Mawlay Idrīs -- Body politicized: the belly of sayyida Āmina -- Body refined: the eyes of Muḥammad Ghawth -- Body enraptured: the lips of Shāh Ḥussayn -- Body revived: the heart of Ḥājji Imdādullah -- Conclusion: corporeality and sacred power in Islam |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index |
| ISBN: | 0807857890 |