Kashshaf Ghani currently teaches at Nalanda University, India. He specializes in pre-modern South Asia, covering the period 1000-1800, focusing on the history of Sufism, its practices, interactions, networks, and regional experiences. He is also interested in Indo-Persian histories, interreligious interactions, history and culture of the Persianate world, and Asian interconnections. Ghani studied History at Presidency College, Kolkata, and the University of Calcutta, where he completed his PhD. He has held teaching and research positions at Aliah University, Kolkata; University of Calcutta; The Asiatic Society, Kolkata; Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris; Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin; and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata.

• List of Figures and Maps Note on Translation and Transliteration Acknowledgements Introduction: What is Sama? (Practice and Debate) 1: In the Shadow of the Sultanate (Sama in North India) 2: Defending the Practice of Audition (Maulana Fakhr al-Din Zarradi's Usul al-Sama) 3: Far from Delhi (Sama in the Deccan) 4: Sufi Rituals across Orders (Sama and Zikr as Shared Practices) 5: Etiquette is the Key (Adab as a Sufi Practice) Conclusion Appendix 1: Chishti and Suhrawardi Silsilas

This book provides an excellent description of the multilayeredSufi practices of sama and zikr that have faced criticism andundergone several subtle changes in the course of its historyand development. The book is an excellent read for scholars of Islam and South Asia.

Kashshaf Ghani currently teaches at Nalanda University, India. He specializes in pre-modern South Asia, covering the period 1000-1800, focusing on the history of Sufism, its practices, interactions, networks, and regional experiences. He is also interested in Indo-Persian histories, interreligious interactions, history and culture of the Persianate world, and Asian interconnections. Ghani studied History at Presidency College, Kolkata, and the University of Calcutta, where he completed his PhD. He has held teaching and research positions at Aliah University, Kolkata; University of Calcutta; The Asiatic Society, Kolkata; Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris; Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin; and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata.

• List of Figures and Maps Note on Translation and Transliteration Acknowledgements Introduction: What is Sama? (Practice and Debate) 1: In the Shadow of the Sultanate (Sama in North India) 2: Defending the Practice of Audition (Maulana Fakhr al-Din Zarradi's Usul al-Sama) 3: Far from Delhi (Sama in the Deccan) 4: Sufi Rituals across Orders (Sama and Zikr as Shared Practices) 5: Etiquette is the Key (Adab as a Sufi Practice) Conclusion Appendix 1: Chishti and Suhrawardi Silsilas

This book provides an excellent description of the multilayeredSufi practices of sama and zikr that have faced criticism andundergone several subtle changes in the course of its historyand development. The book is an excellent read for scholars of Islam and South Asia.

Kashshaf Ghani currently teaches at Nalanda University, India. He specializes in pre-modern South Asia, covering the period 1000-1800, focusing on the history of Sufism, its practices, interactions, networks, and regional experiences. He is also interested in Indo-Persian histories, interreligious interactions, history and culture of the Persianate world, and Asian interconnections. Ghani studied History at Presidency College, Kolkata, and the University of Calcutta, where he completed his PhD. He has held teaching and research positions at Aliah University, Kolkata; University of Calcutta; The Asiatic Society, Kolkata; Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris; Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin; and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata.

• List of Figures and Maps Note on Translation and Transliteration Acknowledgements Introduction: What is Sama? (Practice and Debate) 1: In the Shadow of the Sultanate (Sama in North India) 2: Defending the Practice of Audition (Maulana Fakhr al-Din Zarradi's Usul al-Sama) 3: Far from Delhi (Sama in the Deccan) 4: Sufi Rituals across Orders (Sama and Zikr as Shared Practices) 5: Etiquette is the Key (Adab as a Sufi Practice) Conclusion Appendix 1: Chishti and Suhrawardi Silsilas

This book provides an excellent description of the multilayeredSufi practices of sama and zikr that have faced criticism andundergone several subtle changes in the course of its historyand development. The book is an excellent read for scholars of Islam and South Asia.