Mystical Responses to the Predatory State: Shia Imams and Sufi Shaikhs in the Wake of the Mongol Invasions

Gibson reviews three books, namely The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation by Shafique N. Virani; The Life and Times of Shaikh Nizam-u'd-Din Auliya by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami; and The Shrine and Cult of Mu'in al-Din Chishti of Ajmer by P. M. Currie.

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Published inThe Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 1397 - 1400
Main Author Gibson, Thomas
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh Cambridge University Press 01.11.2008
Duke University Press, NC & IL
Subjects
Asia: Comparative and Transnational
Asian history
Asian studies
Auliya, Nizam-u d-Din
Centuries
Chishti, Mu in al-Din
Clergy
Currie, P M
Invasions
Islam
Middle Ages
Mongol Empire
Mongolia
Muslims
Mysticism
Nizami, Khaliq Ahmad
Nonfiction
Political power
Religious history
Religious leaders
Shia
Sufism
Virani, Shafique N
Lahore Pakistan
Pakistan
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
India
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Summary:Gibson reviews three books, namely The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation by Shafique N. Virani; The Life and Times of Shaikh Nizam-u'd-Din Auliya by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami; and The Shrine and Cult of Mu'in al-Din Chishti of Ajmer by P. M. Currie.
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ISSN:0021-9118
1752-0401
DOI:10.1017/S0021911808001824