Singing with the Mountains: The Language of God in the Afghan Highlands

by William Sherman

Book Overview

An illuminating story of a Sufi community that sought the revelation of God.

In the Afghan highlands of the sixteenth century, the messianic community known as the Roshani-yya not only desired to find God's word and to abide by it but also attempted to practice God's word and to develop techniques of language intended to render their own tongues as the organs of continuous revelation. As their critics would contend, however,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1531505686
• ISBN13: 9781531505684
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"