The Isma'ili-Sufi sage of Pamir
Subtitle: Mubarak-i Wakhani and the esoteric tradition of the Pamiri Muslims
By: Abdulmamad Iloliev.
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Youngstown, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781934043974
Subjects: Wakhani, Mubarak-i, -- 1839-1903; Sufis -- Tajikistan -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Note on the transliteration; title: Abbreviations; title: Introduction; title: Isma'ili tradition in Pamir : legends and history; title: The spread of the Isma'ili mission in Pamir and Badakhshan; title: The formation of the indigenous faith of "the Fivers" : Panj-Tani; title: Mubarak : life and times; title: Historical context : an overview; title: Pirship : an institution of social control and organisation; title: A biography of Mubarak; title: Sufi; title: Poet; title: Musician; title: Astronomer; title: Papermaker and painter; title: Mubarak's perception of religious tolerance; title: Thought : 'Sufisized Isma'ilism'; title: Spectrum of thought; title: Relations and influences; title: love; title: The beloved; title: The guide; title: Chihil dunya : the world of divine secrets; title: The text, its genre and stylicitic structure; title: The thematic structure and paraphrasable content; title: The main argument and the major themes; title: The testimonies of the Six eminent Prophets; title: The denouement of the Prophet's first Mi'raj; title: The second Mi'raj of the Prophet; title: Muhammad in the divine wonderland; title: Conclusion.