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Suvorova, A. A.

Muslim saints of South Asia : the eleventh to fifteenth centuries / Anna Suvorova. - London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004. - 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) - RoutledgeCurzon Sūfī series . - RoutledgeCurzon Sūfī series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-236) and index.

The Indian tomb -- The hermit of Lahore -- The old man of Ajmer -- The ascetic of Pakpattan -- The peacemaker of Delhi -- The spiritual sovereign of Multan -- The warrior saints -- The mendicant saints.

This book studies the veneration practices and rituals of the Muslim saints. It outlines trends of the main Sufi orders in India, the profiles and teachings of the famous and less known saints, and the development of pilgrimages.


English.

ISBN: 0203592719 9780203592717 0203354222 9780203354223 1134370067 9781134370061 1280054034 9781280054037 1134370059 9781134370054

Standard No.: 10.4324/9780203592717 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Muslim saints--South Asia--Biography.
Sufism--History.--South Asia
Saints musulmans--Asie méridionale--Biographies.
Soufisme--Histoire.--Asie méridionale
Muslim saints
Sufism

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
South Asia

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: BP188.8.S64 / S88 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 297.6/1/0954