Sufi cults and the evolution of medieval Indian culture
By: edited by Anup Taneja.
Contributors: Taneja, Anup.; Indian Council of Historical Research.
Series: Monograph series / Indian Council of Historical Research ;; 9; Monograph series (Indian Council of Historical Research) ;; 9.
Publisher: Indian Council of Historical Research in association with Northern Book Centre
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Sufism -- India -- History.; India -- Civilization -- 1200-1765.
Description: Contributed articles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Emergence of Sufi silsilas in India / Fatima Hussain; title: Sufi cults and the making of a pluralist society / Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui; title: Early Chishtis and the state / Ishtiyaq Ahmad Zilli; title: Miracles, authority, and benevolence : stories of karamat in sufi literature of the Delhi sultanate / Raziuddin Aquil; title: Shari'a, state, and conversions in Medieval Kashmir : an assessment of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani's historical role / Mohammad Ishaq Khan; title: Shaikh Jalalud-Din Tabrezi and his contribution to the spread of sufi influence in Bengal during the thirteenth century / Sk Abdul Latif; title: The pro-alien policy of Ahmad Shah and the role of the Ni'matullahis of Bidar / Muhammad Suleman Siddiqui; title: Women in Malik Muhammad Jaisi's discourse : Padmavat, Akhravat, and Akhiri kalam; title: Sufi cults and the Shias / S.M. Azizuddin Husain; title: The Qalandars and the Qalandariyya path (tariqa) / Kumkum Srivastava.