The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700: Social Roles of Sufis in Medieval India

by Richard Maxwell Eaton

Book Overview

The Sufis were heirs to a tradition of Islamic mysticism, and they have generally been viewed as standing more or less apart from the social order. Professor Eaton contends to the contrary that the Sufis were an integral part of their society, and that an understanding of their interaction with it is essential to an understanding of the Sufis themselves.

In investigating the Sufis of Bijapur in South India, (he author identifies three fundamental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691616485
• ISBN13: 9780691616483
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"