Rozehnal, Robert.
Islamic sufism unbound : politics and piety in twenty-first century Pakistan Robert Rozehnal. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - 275 p.
Paperback.
Against the backdrop of the turbulent social and political landscape of today's Pakistan,�Robert Rozehnal traces the ritual practices and identity politics of a contemporary Sufi order: the Chishti Sabiris.�He does so from multiple perspectives: from the rich Urdu writings of twentieth century Sufi masters, to the complex spiritual life of contemporary disciples and the order's growing transnational networks.�Drawing on new textual and ethnographic research, this multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary study of the Sufi tradition challenges the prevailing models of academic scholarship.
9780230618961
Islam.
Religious life & practice.
Spirituality & religious experience.
Religion.
Religion - World Religions.
History / Asia / India & South Asia.
Islam - History.
Islam - Sufi.
Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism.
Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism.
Political Science : Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism.
Religion / Islam / General.
Religion / Islam / History.
Religion / Islam / Sufi.
Religion : Islam - History.
Asia - India & South Asia.
Non-Christian Religions.
297 / ROI
Islamic sufism unbound : politics and piety in twenty-first century Pakistan Robert Rozehnal. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. - 275 p.
Paperback.
Against the backdrop of the turbulent social and political landscape of today's Pakistan,�Robert Rozehnal traces the ritual practices and identity politics of a contemporary Sufi order: the Chishti Sabiris.�He does so from multiple perspectives: from the rich Urdu writings of twentieth century Sufi masters, to the complex spiritual life of contemporary disciples and the order's growing transnational networks.�Drawing on new textual and ethnographic research, this multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary study of the Sufi tradition challenges the prevailing models of academic scholarship.
9780230618961
Islam.
Religious life & practice.
Spirituality & religious experience.
Religion.
Religion - World Religions.
History / Asia / India & South Asia.
Islam - History.
Islam - Sufi.
Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism.
Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism.
Political Science : Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism.
Religion / Islam / General.
Religion / Islam / History.
Religion / Islam / Sufi.
Religion : Islam - History.
Asia - India & South Asia.
Non-Christian Religions.
297 / ROI