Sacred Spaces: A Journey with the Sufis of the Indus
- ISBN-10
- 0873658590
- ISBN-13
- 9780873658591
- Series
- Sacred Spaces
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 279
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-03-31
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Samina Quraeshi
Description
Sufism, the mystical path of Islam, is a key feature of the complex Islamic culture of South Asia today. Influenced by philosophies and traditions from other Muslim lands and by pre-Islamic rites and practices, Sufism offers a corrective to the image of Islam as monolithic and uniform. In Sacred Spaces, Pakistani artist and educator Samina Quraeshi provides a locally inflected vision of Islam in South Asia that is enriched by art and by a female perspective on the diversity of Islamic expressions of faith. A unique account of a journey through the author’s childhood homeland in search of the wisdom of the Sufis, the book reveals the deeply spiritual nature of major centers of Sufism in the central and northwestern heartlands of South Asia. Illuminating essays by Ali S. Asani, Carl W. Ernst, and Kamil Khan Mumtaz provide context to the journey, discussing aspects of Sufi music and dance, the role of Sufism in current South Asian culture and politics, and the spiritual geometry of Sufi architecture.
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- 2019-03-26
- 136 pages
- Paperback
- Wyndham Hall Press
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- 2018-10-16
- 240 pages
- Paperback
- Abrams
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- 2016-08-01
- 176 pages
- Ebook
- Elva Resa Publishing
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