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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Main Author: Iloliev, Abdulmamad (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Amherst, NY Cambria Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Provinz Badakhshan / Ismailites / Sufism
Further subjects:B Sufis Biography Tajikistan
B Wakhani, Mubarak-i (1839-1903)
B Wakhani, Mubarak-i 1839-1903
B Sufis (Tajikistan) Biography
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1934043974