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Death before dying : the Sufi poems of Sultan Bahu /
Death Before Dying offers a window on the Sufi mystical tradition, providing a rare glimpse into the religious lives of rural Muslims during the days of the Mughal Empire. The poetry of Sultan Bahu has inspired Sufis of the Punjab for countless generations, embodying essential characteristics of the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Panjabi |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Death Before Dying offers a window on the Sufi mystical tradition, providing a rare glimpse into the religious lives of rural Muslims during the days of the Mughal Empire. The poetry of Sultan Bahu has inspired Sufis of the Punjab for countless generations, embodying essential characteristics of the mystical tradition, especially in its emphasis on complete and unrestricted devotion to God coupled with skepticism toward the formal, legalistic, and institutionalized elements of organized religion. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 145 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520920460 0520920465 058511174X 9780585111742 |