Death before dying
Subtitle: the Sufi poems of Sultan Bahu
By: translated and introduced by Jamal J. Elias.
Contributors: Elias, Jamal J.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Sufi poetry, Panjabi -- Translations into English.
Genres: Translations into English.
Description: 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.
Notes: English and Punjabi.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.