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...
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| Formatua: | Licensed eBooks |
| Hizkuntza: | ingelesa punjabera |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1998.
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=9976 |
| Gaia: | 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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| Deskribapen fisikoa: | 1 online resource (ix, 145 pages) |
| Formatua: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520920460 0520920465 058511174X 9780585111742 9780520212428 0520212428 0520211359 9780520211353 |