Sufi Heirs of the Prophet - The Indian Naqshbandiyya and the Rise of the Mediating Sufi Shaykh (Paperback)

This book offers an examination of the sources and evolution of personal authority in one Islamic society.""Sufi Heirs of the Prophet"" explores the multifaceted development of personal authority in Islamic societies by tracing the transformation of one mystical sufi lineage in colonial India, the Naqshbandiyya. Arthur F. Buehler isolates four sources of personal authority evident in the practices of the Naqshbandiyya - lineage, spiritual traveling, status as a Prophetic exemplar, and the transmission of religious knowledge - to demonstrate how Muslim religious leaders have exercised charismatic leadership through their association with the most compelling of personal Islamic symbols, the Prophet Muhammad. Buehler clarifies the institutional structure of sufism, analyzes overlapping configurations of personal sufi authority, and details how and why revivalist Indian Naqshbandis abandoned spiritual practices that had sustained their predecessors for more than five centuries. He looks specifically at the role of Jamacat cAli Shah (d. 1951) to explain current Naqshbandi practices.

General

Imprint:	University of South Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Comparative Religion
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	July 2008
Authors:	Arthur F. Buehler
Foreword by:	Annemarie Schimmel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-1-57003-783-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57003-783-3
Barcode:	9781570037832

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