The Ismāʿīlī-Sufi sage of Pamir: Mubārak-i Wakhānī and the esoteric tradition of the Pamiri Muslims
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Isma'ili tradition in Pamir : legends and history -- The spread of the Isma'ili mission in Pamir and Badakhshan -- The formation of the indigenous faith of "the Fivers" : Panj-Tani -- Mu...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amherst, NY
Cambria Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Provinz Badakhshan
/ Ismailites
/ Sufism
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| Further subjects: | B
Sufis
Biography
Tajikistan
B Wakhani, Mubarak-i (1839-1903) B Wakhani, Mubarak-i 1839-1903 B Sufis (Tajikistan) Biography |
| Summary: | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Isma'ili tradition in Pamir : legends and history -- The spread of the Isma'ili mission in Pamir and Badakhshan -- The formation of the indigenous faith of "the Fivers" : Panj-Tani -- Mubarak : life and times -- Historical context : an overview -- Pirship : an institution of social control and organisation -- A biography of Mubarak -- Sufi -- Poet -- Musician -- Astronomer -- Papermaker and painter -- Mubarak's perception of religious tolerance -- Thought : 'Sufisized Isma'ilism' -- Spectrum of thought -- Relations and influences -- love -- The beloved -- The guide -- Chihil dunya : the world of divine secrets -- The text, its genre and stylicitic structure -- The thematic structure and paraphrasable content -- The main argument and the major themes -- The testimonies of the Six eminent Prophets -- The denouement of the Prophet's first Mi'raj -- The second Mi'raj of the Prophet -- Muhammad in the divine wonderland -- Conclusion |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1934043974 |