Hidden caliphate : Sufi saints beyond the Oxus and Indus / Waleed Ziad.

By:

Ziad, Waleed [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2021Description: 354 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780674248816

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DDC classification:

297.610958 23

Contents:

A Persianate cosmopolis -- The reviver of the second millennium -- Transporting sacred knowledge -- How Peshawar revived Bukhara's sanctity -- The saint and the khan -- Peshawar in turmoil -- Guardians of the caravans -- The diplomat-saints of Farghana -- From Swat to Kabul -- Conclusion: The sage of North Waziristan.

Summary: "Waleed Ziad examines the development of Sufi-led Muslim revivalist networks. From the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi Sufis inspired reformist movements and articulated responses to the fracturing of Muslim political power. They fostered a "hidden caliphate" that sustained cohesion from Afghanistan to Siberia and China"--

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Special Collection - Prashant Kidambi	Main Library	297.610958 ZI-H (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	Gifted by Prof. Prashant Kidambi		023098

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-336) and index.

"Waleed Ziad examines the development of Sufi-led Muslim revivalist networks. From the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi Sufis inspired reformist movements and articulated responses to the fracturing of Muslim political power. They fostered a "hidden caliphate" that sustained cohesion from Afghanistan to Siberia and China"--

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