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Songs of Wisdom and Circles of Dance
Hymns of the Satpanth Ismāʿili Muslim Saint, Pir Shams
Häftad, Engelska, 1995
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A survey of the Ismaili Muslim traditions and a translation of many Santpanth Ismaili Ginans (hymnsCoursing though cultures and time, tuneful verse has given moving expression to the human longing for the divine. As poetry strung on sweet melodies, hymns bear testimony to the religious life of the devout, and to the inspiring teachings of minstrels and saints. Such is the ginan tradition of the Satpanth Isma'ilis, Indian successors of the Fatand Nizari Isma'ili sect of the Shi'ah Muslims. Traditionally recited during daily ritual prayers, ginans have been revered for generations among the Satpanth Isma'ilis as sacred compositions.This work offers for the first time an extensive translation of hymns attributed to the Isma'ili saint-composer, Pir Shams (ca. 13th century), who is at once one of the most pivotal and yet most enigmatic figures of this literary tradition. It also presents a cogent historical reconstruction of the beginnings of Satpanth Isma'ilism—a phase of Isma'ili history that has spanned over eight centuries.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1995-08-17
- Mått152 x 229 x 26 mm
- Vikt662 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieSUNY series, McGill Studies in the History of Religions, A Series Devoted to International Scholarship
- Antal sidor424
- FörlagState University of New York Press
- ISBN9780791425923