The Biographical Tradition in Sufism: The Tabaqat Genre from Al-Sulami to Jami

ISBN-13: 9781138869882 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 230 str.

Jawid Ahmad Mojaddedi

Opis

This book is a study of the major works of Sufi historiography, which takes the form of collections of biographies. It provides a literary context in which one can appreciate fully the theological significance and historical value of Sufi biographies.

Recenzje

'this book is to be welcomed for the detailed analysis it provides of several key works from a relatively neglected, but important genre of Islamic literature.' - Annabel Keeler, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I Sulam?’s ?abaq?t al-??fiyya; Chapter 3 The ?ilyat al-awliy?’; Chapter 4 The Persian ?abaq?t al-??fiyya; Part II Qushayr?’s Ris?la; Chapter 6 Hujw?r?’s Kashf al-ma?j?b; Part III J?m?’s Nafa??t al-uns; Chapter 8 Conclusion;

O autorze

Mojaddedi, Jawid A.