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In India, The Rhythm Of Muslim Life Has Always Been Marked By Customs And Festivals Relating To Saints And Their Tombs; And Dargahs, Or Shrines Erected On And Around These Tombs Remain Some Of The Finest Specimens Of Indo-muslim Architecture. This Book Describes The Location, Architecture, Rituals, And Various Kinds Of Worship That Take Place In The Country's Major Muslim Shrines. It Also Looks At Pilgrims Who Are Drawn To The Dargah - Their Aspirations, Their Faith, Their General Social And Religious Outlook. This Volume Will Interest Scholars Of Islam, Indian History And Sociology, And Sufi Thought, As Well As Those Interested In Learning More About The Place Of Religion And Pilgrimage In The Modern World.--book Jacket. Introduction To The New Edition / Marc Gaborieau -- The Early Chishti Dargahs / Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui -- The Dargah Of Sayyid Salar Mas'ud Ghazi In Bahraich: Legend, Tradition And Reality / Tahir Mahmood -- A Note On The Dargah Of Salar Mas'ud In Bahraich In The Light Of The Standard Historical Sources / Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui -- Mughal Documents Relating To The Dargah Of Khwaja Mu'inuddin Chishti / S. A. I. Tirmizi -- Rituals And Customary Practies At The Darg

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Author

Christian W. Troll; Marc Gaborieau

Publisher

Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195664270

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Islam, History, Asian History