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God in Your Body - Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Embodied Spiritual Practice (Hardcover): Jay Michaelson God in Your Body - Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Embodied Spiritual Practice (Hardcover)
Jay Michaelson
R607 Discovery Miles 6 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Morals and Mysticism in Persian Sufism - A History of Sufi-Futuwwat in Iran (Hardcover): Lloyd Ridgeon Morals and Mysticism in Persian Sufism - A History of Sufi-Futuwwat in Iran (Hardcover)
Lloyd Ridgeon
R4,519 Discovery Miles 45 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sufism is often understood to be the mystical dimension of Islam, and many works have focused on the nature of "mystical experiences" and the relationship between man and God. Yet Sufism was a human response to a wide range of contexts and circumstances; the fact that Sufis lived in society and interacted with the community necessitating guidance on how to behave.

This book examines the development of Persian Sufism, showing it to be a practical philosophy of the everyday rather than just a metaphysical phenomena. The author explores the ethic of futuwwat (or jawanmardi), an Iranian code of honour that emphasised loyalty, humility, generosity and bravery. Although inevitably some Sufis spiritualised this code of honour and applied it to their own relationship with God, the ethic continued to permeate Sufi behaviour on a more mundane level, typified by the strong links between Sufis and certain trades.

Drawing on field research in Iran, as well as detailed analysis of both Arabic and Persian texts and new materials that have been published in Iran in recent years, this is the first book in English to provide a history of Persian Sufi-futuwwat, As such, this book is an important contribution to the study of Persian Sufism, and to the fields of Islam, history and religion.

The A to Z of Shamanism (Paperback): Graham Harvey, Robert J. Wallis The A to Z of Shamanism (Paperback)
Graham Harvey, Robert J. Wallis
R1,277 Discovery Miles 12 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters, and curse enemies. Still other shamans, aided by rhythmic music or powerful plant helpers, undertake journeys into different realities where their actions negotiate harmony between human and other than human communities. Once relegated to paintings on cave walls, today Shamanism can be seen in performances at rave clubs and psychotherapeutic clinics. The A to Z of Shamanism has the duel task of exploring the common ground of shamanic traditions and evaluating the diversity of both traditional indigenous communities and individual Western seekers. This is done in an introduction, a bibliography, a chronology, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries, which explore the consistent features of a variety of shamans, the purposes shamanism serves, the function and activities of the shaman, and the cultural contexts in which they make sense.

Mystical Element of Religion - Volume I (Paperback, Reprint ed.): Friedrich von Hugel Mystical Element of Religion - Volume I (Paperback, Reprint ed.)
Friedrich von Hugel
R1,152 Discovery Miles 11 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Friedrich von Hugel's Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the authoris major theory of the three basic elements of religion, institutional, intellectual and mystical. Von Hugel shows how Catherineis mysticism relates to her life and thought, making his comprehensive and masterly two-volume analysis a classic in the study of Western mysticism.

Modern Sufis and the State - The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond (Paperback): Katherine Pratt Ewing, Rosemary R.... Modern Sufis and the State - The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond (Paperback)
Katherine Pratt Ewing, Rosemary R. Corbett
R767 Discovery Miles 7 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sufism is typically thought of as the mystical side of Islam. In recent years, it has been held up as a supposedly peaceful alternative to the spread of forms of Islam associated with violence, an embodiment of democratic ideals of tolerance and pluralism. Are Sufis in fact as otherworldy and apolitical as this stereotype suggests? Modern Sufis and the State brings together a range of scholars, including anthropologists, historians, and religious-studies specialists, to challenge common assumptions that are made about Sufism today. Focusing on India and Pakistan within a broader global context, this book provides locally grounded accounts of how Sufis in South Asia have engaged in politics from the colonial period to the present. Contributors foreground the effects and unintended consequences of efforts to link Sufism with the spread of democracy and consider what roles scholars and governments have played in the making of twenty-first-century Sufism. They critique the belief that Salafism and Sufism are antithetical, offering nuanced analyses of the diversity, multivalence, and local embeddedness of Sufi political engagements and self-representations in Pakistan and India. Essays question the portrayal of Sufi shrines as sites of toleration, peace, and harmony, exploring cases of tension and conflict. A wide-ranging interdisciplinary collection, Modern Sufis and the State is a timely call to think critically about the role of public discourse in shaping perceptions of Sufism.

The Prince Who Turned into a Rooster - One Hundred Tales form Hasidic Tradition (Paperback): Tzvi Rabinowicz The Prince Who Turned into a Rooster - One Hundred Tales form Hasidic Tradition (Paperback)
Tzvi Rabinowicz
R1,436 Discovery Miles 14 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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The A to Z of Sufism (Paperback): John Renard The A to Z of Sufism (Paperback)
John Renard
R1,285 Discovery Miles 12 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume, extensive historical information that helps put contemporary events into a historical context. Additional features include: * chronology of all major figures and events * introductory essay * glossary of 400 Arabic, Berber, Chinese, Persian, and Turkish terms * comprehensive bibliography Ideal for libraries, as well as students and scholars of religion.

Islam and the Metropole - A Case Study of Religion and Rhetoric in Algeria (Hardcover, New edition): Ben Hardman Islam and the Metropole - A Case Study of Religion and Rhetoric in Algeria (Hardcover, New edition)
Ben Hardman
R2,221 Discovery Miles 22 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Islam and the Metropole is an exploration of the colonial policies of France regarding Islam and the effects they had on religion in the early days of Algerian independence. Following the colonization of Algeria in 1830, the French authorities adopted a manipulative policy regarding the philosophy and practice of Islam. This was based on nineteenth-century theories of progress elucidated by Saint-Simonian thought and the philosophy of Auguste Comte, which posited religion as a symbolic language that could be geared toward political ends in the name of "progress." The ensuing use of Islamic language and a simultaneous effort to depict traditional Islam as backward while using the language of "progress" to legitimate colonial repression created a complex dissonance that was reflected in the Muslim opposition to colonial rule. This dissonance continued in the early days of Algerian independence as the government sponsored its own idiosyncratic version of "Progressive Islam" as the religion of state. The contradictions underlying this vision of religion were never sufficiently resolved, resulting in the violent failure of the state's ideology.

Kabbalah and Ecology - God's Image in the More-Than-Human World (Hardcover): David Mevorach Seidenberg Kabbalah and Ecology - God's Image in the More-Than-Human World (Hardcover)
David Mevorach Seidenberg
R2,707 Discovery Miles 27 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Kabbalah and Ecology is a groundbreaking book that resets the conversation about ecology and the Abrahamic traditions. David Mevorach Seidenberg challenges the anthropocentric reading of the Torah, showing that a radically different orientation to the more-than-human world of nature is not only possible, but that such an orientation also leads to a more accurate interpretation of scripture, rabbinic texts, Maimonides and Kabbalah. Deeply grounded in traditional texts and fluent with the physical sciences, this book proposes not only a new understanding of God's image but also a new direction for restoring religion to its senses and to a more alive relationship with the more-than-human, both with nature and with divinity.

The Secret of Secrets (Paperback, 2nd Impression ed.): Abd al-Qadir Al-Jilani The Secret of Secrets (Paperback, 2nd Impression ed.)
Abd al-Qadir Al-Jilani; Translated by Tosun Bayrak
R411 R341 Discovery Miles 3 410 Save R70 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An interpretative translation by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak of "Sirr al-Asrar" by Hadrat Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166AD), considered by many to be one of the greatest saints of Islam and the eponymous founder of the Qadiriyya order. This book, appearing in English for the first time, contains the very essence of Sufism, giving a Sufi explanation of how the outward practises of Islam--prayer, fasting, almsgiving and pilgrimage--contain a wealth of inner dimension which must be discovered and enjoyed if external actions are to be performed in a manner pleasing to God. When this is achieved the soul finds true peace and the spiritual life becomes complete.

Al-Ghazali on Conduct in Travel - Book XVII of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Paperback): Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Al-Ghazali on Conduct in Travel - Book XVII of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Paperback)
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali; Translated by Leonard Librande
R450 R375 Discovery Miles 3 750 Save R75 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"Al-Ghazali on Conduct in Travel" is a translation of the seventeenth book of the "Revival of the Religious Sciences" (Ihya Ulum al-Din), which is widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality. In "Al-Ghazali on Conduct in Travel", Abu Hamid al-Ghazali uncovers, as elsewhere in the "Revival", the mystical and religious dimension of one of humanity's most basic needs: in this instance, travel.---In Chapter One, Ghazali begins by providing the reader with the four reasons for travel, which include for the quest for knowledge and to flee from harm and danger. The advantages gained from travelling are also described by Ghazali-for example, the disciplining of the soul through exposure to the harsh conditions of travel as well as the acquisition of virtue and self-knowledge. Ghazali then explains what the seven proper conducts of travels-both outward conduct and inward conduct-consist of. In Chapter Two, Ghazali provides a practical chapter on the use of religious concessions while travelling, and concludes with a final chapter on how the traveller is to establish the proper direction and times for prayer. "Al-Ghazali on Conduct in Travel" will be of interest to all those wishing to explore the disciplining qualities of everyday activities applied here to the spiritual dimension of travelling.---In this new edition, the Islamic Texts Society has included the translation of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's own Introduction to the "Revival of the Religious Sciences" which gives the reasons that caused him to write the work, the structure of the whole of the Revival and places each of the chapters in the context of the others.

72 in His Name - Reuchlin, Luther, Thenaud, Wolff and the Names of Seventy-Two Angels (Hardcover): Ian Christie Miller 72 in His Name - Reuchlin, Luther, Thenaud, Wolff and the Names of Seventy-Two Angels (Hardcover)
Ian Christie Miller
R2,404 Discovery Miles 24 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Leading figures at the dawn of the sixteenth-century Reformation commonly faced the charge of "judaizing": 72 In His Name concerns the changing views of four such men starting with their kabbalistic treatment of the 72 divine names of angels. Johann Reuchlin, the first of the four men featured in this book, survived the charge; Martin Luther's increasingly anti-semitic stance is contrasted with the opposite movement of the French Franciscan Jean Thenaud whose kabbalistic manuscripts were devoted to Francis I; Philipp Wolff, the fourth, had been born into a Jewish family but his recorded views were decidedly anti-semitic. 72 In His Name also includes evidence that kabbalistic beliefs and practices, such as the service for exorcism recorded by Thenaud, were unwittingly recorded by Christians. Although the book concerns early modern Europe, the religious interactions, the shifting spiritual attitudes, and the shadows cast linger on.

A Sufi Apologist of Nishapur - The Life and Thought of Abu Abd Al-Rahman Al-Sulami (Hardcover): S. Z. Chowdhury A Sufi Apologist of Nishapur - The Life and Thought of Abu Abd Al-Rahman Al-Sulami (Hardcover)
S. Z. Chowdhury
R2,535 Discovery Miles 25 350 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Abu cAbd al-Rahman Muhammad b. al-Husayn al-Sulami (d.412/1021) lived in the 3rd and 4th century AH / 9th and 10th century CE. He was born in the city of Nishapur, one of the most renowned cities in the Islamic world. He was part of a line of earlier Sufi figures who attempted to defend the cardinal tenets of Sufism from accusations of heresy. However al-Sulami's surpassed his predecessors by amassing a corpus of antecedent mystical dicta from the architects of Islamic mysticism and substantiating them with transmission channels (isnad) or grounding them in a core teaching of the Prophet Muhammad. This study demonstrates that al-Sulami was an accomplished mystic. It outlines his life and times and surveys in full all his works as far as they can be identified. Moreover, the important sources that shaped the development and impression of his thinking and modality of transforming the ego-self (nafs) are presented in detail bringing together earlier and current academic scholarship on him.

The Sufi Paradigm and the Makings of a Vernacular Knowledge in Colonial India - The Case of Sindh (1851-1929) (Hardcover, 1st... The Sufi Paradigm and the Makings of a Vernacular Knowledge in Colonial India - The Case of Sindh (1851-1929) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Michel Boivin
R2,976 Discovery Miles 29 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book demonstrates how a local elite built upon colonial knowledge to produce a vernacular knowledge that maintained the older legacy of a pluralistic Sufism. As the British reprinted a Sufi work, Shah Abd al-Latif Bhittai's Shah jo risalo, in an effort to teach British officers Sindhi, the local intelligentsia, particularly driven by a Hindu caste of professional scribes (the Amils), seized on the moment to promote a transformation from traditional and popular Sufism (the tasawuf) to a Sufi culture (Sufiyani saqafat). Using modern tools, such as the printing press, and borrowing European vocabulary and ideology, such as Theosophical Society, the intelligentsia used Sufism as an idiomatic matrix that functioned to incorporate difference and a multitude of devotional traditions-Sufi, non-Sufi, and non-Muslim-into a complex, metaphysical spirituality that transcended the nation-state and filled the intellectual, spiritual, and emotional voids of postmodernity.

Saints and Sanctity in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Striving for remembrance (Hardcover): Linda G Jones, Alexandre Coello... Saints and Sanctity in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Striving for remembrance (Hardcover)
Linda G Jones, Alexandre Coello de la Rosa
R4,067 Discovery Miles 40 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A common objective of saint veneration in all three Abrahamic religions is the recovery and perpetuation of the collective memory of the saint. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all yield intriguing similarities and differences in their respective conceptions of sanctity. This edited collection explores the various literary and cultural productions associated with the cult of saints and pious figures, as well as the socio-historical contexts in which sainthood operates, in order to better understand the role of saints in monotheistic religions. Using comparative religious and anthropological approaches, an international panel of contributors guides the reader through three main concerns. They describe and illuminate the ways in which sanctity is often configured. In addition, the diverse cultural manifestations of the cult of the saints are examined and analysed. Finally, the various religious, social, and political functions that saints came to play in numerous societies are compared and contrasted. This ambitious study covers sanctity from the Middle Ages until the contemporary period, and has a geographical scope that includes Europe, Central Asia, North Africa, the Americas, and the Asian Pacific. As such, it will be of use to scholars of the history of religions, religious pluralism, and interreligious dialogue, as well as students of sainthood and hagiography.

Quietism, Dynamic Passivity, and the Void (Paperback): Trevor Boiling Quietism, Dynamic Passivity, and the Void (Paperback)
Trevor Boiling
R1,142 Discovery Miles 11 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The secret to inner harmony can be uncovered in "Quietism, Dynamic Passivity and the Void", yet what is the essential difference between these three concepts? Within a highly original and wide-ranging discussion of the concept of Quietism and its divergents, Trevor Boiling investigates a profoundly metaphysical concept, whose precise definition has eluded scholars. Implied in any study of Quietism are the problematic notions of spiritual peace, power and passivity, which are subsumed by the author under his own concept of 'dynamic passivity', the central concern of the study. Boiling does this by asserting the essentially dynamic passivity of Quietism's central text, the "Spiritual Guide" by the 'Father of Quietism', Miguel de Molinos. Molinos is shown to be the heir to the vibrant mystical tradition of John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. Additionally, the author presents a penetrating analysis of Molinos' concept of the Void (nada), which is very similar to that of Taoists and Buddhists. This impressively detailed study makes an ideal companion to Dr Boiling's new translation of "The Spiritual Guide" by Miguel de Molinos, to be published by The Lutterworth Press. The author: Trevor Boiling took his doctorate at Birmingham University on the "Spiritual Guide" of Miguel de Molinos. He has spent his working life as a lecturer in languages in various colleges of further and higher education. He is married with a grown-up daughter.

Kabbalah - An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (Hardcover, New): Byron L. Sherwin Kabbalah - An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (Hardcover, New)
Byron L. Sherwin
R3,233 Discovery Miles 32 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism is a clear, accessible "primer" and introduction to the major teachings of the Jewish mystics, to various dominant forms of Jewish mystical experiences, as well as to many of the significant texts that constitute classical Jewish mystical literature, and to their authors. Rather than provide an historical approach, this introduction to Jewish mysticism delineates five "models" of Jewish mystical theology and experience: Normal Mysticism, Mystical Intimacy, Addressing God's Needs, Drawing Down Divine Grace, and Prophetic Kabbalah. Sherwin not only presents primary texts in translation, but also offers an explanation of each selection and provides a bibliography for further study.

Kabbalah - An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (Paperback): Byron L. Sherwin Kabbalah - An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism (Paperback)
Byron L. Sherwin
R1,091 Discovery Miles 10 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism is a clear, accessible 'primer' and introduction to the major teachings of the Jewish mystics, to various dominant forms of Jewish mystical experiences, as well as to many of the significant texts that constitute classical Jewish mystical literature, and to their authors. Rather than provide an historical approach, this introduction to Jewish mysticism delineates five 'models' of Jewish mystical theology and experience: Normal Mysticism, Mystical Intimacy, Addressing God's Needs, Drawing Down Divine Grace, and Prophetic Kabbalah. Sherwin not only presents primary texts in translation, but also offers an explanation of each selection and provides a bibliography for further study.

Al-Ghazali on Patience and Thankfulness - Book 32 of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition):... Al-Ghazali on Patience and Thankfulness - Book 32 of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali; Translated by Henry T. Littlejohn
R686 R571 Discovery Miles 5 710 Save R115 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Originally written as a manual of spiritual instruction, this crucial work of medieval Islamic thought examines Sufi and mystical influences within the Muslim tradition to provide insight into the intellectual and religious history of the Muslim world. Written by one of the most famous theologian-mystics of all time, it is an in-depth discussion of two essential virtues of the religious and spiritual life: patience and thankfulness. Compelling and insightful, this exploration defines these virtues and examines their place in the Islamic worldview, with particular attention paid to their attainment and the influences that divert people from these virtues. This first-ever academic translation includes an introduction to the structure and development of al-Ghazali's thought, as well as a biography, appendix, and index.

Reading the Zohar - A Sacred Text of Kabbalah (Hardcover): Pinchas Giller Reading the Zohar - A Sacred Text of Kabbalah (Hardcover)
Pinchas Giller
R2,986 R2,751 Discovery Miles 27 510 Save R235 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Comprising well over a thousand pages of densely written Aramaic, the compilation of texts known as the Zohar represents the collective wisdom of various strands of Jewish mysticism, or kabbalah, up to the thirteenth century. This massive work continues to provide the foundation of much Jewish mystical thought and practice to the present day. In this book, Pinchas Giller examines certaing sections of the Zohar and the ways in which the central doctrines of classical kabbalah took shape around them.

Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism - Pillars, Lines, Ladders (Paperback): Moshe Idel Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism - Pillars, Lines, Ladders (Paperback)
Moshe Idel
R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ascensions on high took many forms in Jewish mysticism and they permeated most of its history from its inception until Hasidism. The book surveys the various categories, with an emphasis on the architectural images of the ascent, like the resort to images of pillars, lines, and ladders. After surveying the variety of scholarly approaches to religion, the author also offers what he proposes as an eclectic approach, and a perspectivist one. The latter recommends to examine religious phenomena from a variety of perspectives. The author investigates the specific issue of the pillar in Jewish mysticism by comparing it to the archaic resort to pillars recurring in rural societies. Given the fact that the ascent of the soul and pillars constituted the concerns of two main Romanian scholars of religion, Ioan P. Culianu and Mircea Eliade, Idel resorts to their views, and in the Concluding Remarks analyzes the emergence of Eliade's vision of Judaism on the basis of neglected sources.

Mystical Encounters with the Natural World - Experiences and Explanations (Hardcover, New): Paul Marshall Mystical Encounters with the Natural World - Experiences and Explanations (Hardcover, New)
Paul Marshall
R6,826 R5,869 Discovery Miles 58 690 Save R957 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Some experiences of the natural world bring a sense of unity, knowledge, self-transcendence, eternity, light, and love. This is the first detailed study of these intriguing phenomena. Paul Marshall explores the circumstances, characteristics, and after-effects of this important but relatively neglected type of mystical experience, and critiques explanations that range from the spiritual and metaphysical to the psychoanalytic, contextual, and neuropsychological. The theorists discussed include R. M. Bucke, Edward Carpenter, W. R. Inge, Evelyn Underhill, Rudolf Otto, Sigmund Freud, Aldous Huxley, R. C. Zaehner, W. T. Stace, Steven Katz, and Robert Forman, as well as contemporary neuroscientists. The book makes a significant contribution to current debates about the nature of mystical experience.

The Concept of Sainthood in Early Islamic Mysticism - Two Works by Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi - An Annotated Translation with... The Concept of Sainthood in Early Islamic Mysticism - Two Works by Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi - An Annotated Translation with Introduction (Hardcover, annotated edition)
John O'Kane, Bernd Radtke
R4,698 Discovery Miles 46 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides translations of the earliest Arabic autobiography and the earliest theoretical explanation of the psychic development and powers of an Islamic holy man (Saint, Friend of God).

Rabbi, Mystic, or Impostor? - The Eighteenth-Century Ba'al Shem of London (Hardcover): Michal Oron Rabbi, Mystic, or Impostor? - The Eighteenth-Century Ba'al Shem of London (Hardcover)
Michal Oron
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The enigmatic kabbalist Samuel Falk, known as the Ba'al Shem of London, has piqued the curiosity of scholars for enerations. Eighteenth-century London was fascinated by Jews, and as a miracle-worker and adventurer, well connected and well read, Falk had much to offer. Interest in the man was further aroused by rumours of his dealings with European aristocrats and other famous characters, as well as with scholars, Freemasons, and Shabbateans, but evidence was scanty. Michal Oron has now brought together all the known source material on the man, and her detailed annotations of his diary and that of his assistant give us rich insights into his activities over several years. We learn of his meetings and his travels; his finances; his disputes, his dreams, and his remedies; and lists of his books. We see London's social life and commerce, its landed gentry and its prisons, and what people ate, wore, and possessed. The burgeoning Jewish community of London and its religious practices, as well as its communal divisiveness, is depicted especially colourfully. The scholarly introductions by Oron and by Todd Endelman and the informative appendices help contextualize the diaries and offer an intriguing glimpse of Jewish involvement in little-known aspects of London life at the threshold of the modern era.

Ismaili Hymns from South Asia - An Introduction to the Ginans (Hardcover, 2 Rev Ed): Zawahir Moir, Christopher Shackle Ismaili Hymns from South Asia - An Introduction to the Ginans (Hardcover, 2 Rev Ed)
Zawahir Moir, Christopher Shackle
R4,735 Discovery Miles 47 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Aga Khans have long played a prominent part on the international stage, but much less tends to be understood about the most important group of their followers, the Khoja Ismailis of South Asia, who are now also settled in many other parts of the world. Even less is generally known about the hymns, called ginans, which have historically formed so central an element in the religious life and rituals of the Ismaili community. The principal aim of this anthology is to fill this gap by providing a sympathetic introduction to this still largely unexplored tradition of South Asian devotional literature, and to draw attention to the many features of remarkable interest which it contains.

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