Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700 : social roles of Sufis in medieval India / by Richard Maxwell Eaton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eaton, Richard Maxwell, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufism--India--Bijapur (Karnataka, India).

Sufism.

Muslims--India--Bijapur (Karnataka, India).

Muslims.

Bijāpur (Karnataka, India)--Civilization.

Bijāpur (Karnataka, India).

Bijāpur (Karnataka, India)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1978.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Sufis were heirs to a tradition of Islamic mysticism, and they have generally been viewed as standing more or less apart from the social order. Professor Eaton contends to the contrary that the Sufis were an integral part of their society, and that an understanding of their interaction with it is essential to an understanding of the Sufis themselves. In investigating the Sufis of Bijapur in South India, (he author identifies three fundamental questions. What was the relationship, he asks, between the Sufis and Bijapur's 'ulama, the upholders of Islamic orthodoxy? Second, how did the Sufis relate to the Bijapur court? Finally, how did they interact with the non-Muslim population surrounding them, and how did they translate highly developed mystical traditions into terms meaningful to that population? In answering these questions, the author advances our knowledge of an important but little-studied city-state in medieval India.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Charts. List of Tables

Notes on Translation and Transliteration

Map: The Kingdom of Bijapur

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE: Arrival and Settlement of Sufis

Chapter One. Historical Setting: The Bijapur Plateau To The Coming of Islam

Chapter Two. Sufis As Warriors

Chapter Three. Later Settlement Of Sufis In Bijapur

PART TWO: Reformers and Writers

Chapter Four. Historical Setting: The Height Of Bijapur Under Sultans 'Ali 'Adil Shah I And Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II

Chapter Five. Sufis As Reformers

Chapter Six. Sufis As Literati

PART THREE : Sufis of the Late 'Adil Shahi Period

Chapter Seven. Historical Setting: The Decline Of Bijapur From 1646 To 1686

Chapter Eight. Sufis As Landed Elites

Chapter Nine. Sufis As Dervishes

Chapter Ten. Conclusion And Epilogue

Appendixes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Based on the author's dissertation, University of Wisconsin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64377-6

1-4008-6815-7

OCLC:

706006768