From restrained indifference to calculated defiance: chishti sufis in the sultanate of delhi (1190-1400)

The book deals with the relationship of the political authorities with the Chishti Sufis, who believed in keeping a distance from the rulers, in the Sultanate of Delhi in pre-Mughal India. It explains how the state tried to seek their support, mostly for political purposes, and how the Chishtis defended their stance. INDICE: Introduction; 1.: Sufism and its Political Dimension: A Historical Background; 2.: Chisht? Sufis in India: Carving out their Space in the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1236); 3.: Preservation of the Space of the Chisht? Sufis (1236-1265); 4.: Expansion of the Space (1265-1325); 5.: State's Encroachment on the Space of the Chisht? Sufis (1325-1351); 6.: Chisht? Sufis' Resistance toEncroachment on the Space (1325-1351); 7.: Manoeuvring and Containment of theSpace by the State (1351-1398); 8.: Response to State Manoeuvring and Containment (I): Defence and Realignment of the Space by the Chisht?s (1351-1398); 9.: Response to State Manoeuvring and Containment (II): Negotiation of the Spaceby the Descendants of the Chisht? Shaykhs (1351-1400); Summary and Conclusion; Epilogue: Relationship of Khw?jah G?s?dir?z with the Bahman? Sultans; Bibliography; Glossary; Appendix I; Spiritual Genealogy of Notable Chisht? Sufis in India during the 13th and 14th Centuries; Appendix II; Timeline indicating Important Developments in the Chisht? Silsilah and the Delhi Sultanate during the13th and 14th Centuries; Appendix III; List of Titles of the Delhi Sultans and the Eminent Chisht? Shaykhs; Appendix IV; Genealogy of Lineal Descendants ofB?b? Far?d; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-906009-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 28/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés