Thus Spake the Dervish
Thus Spake the Dervish

Author: Alexandre Papas

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-06-24

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9004402020

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Thus Spake the Dervish explores the unfamiliar history of marginal Sufis, known as dervishes, in early modern and modern Central Asia over a period of 500 years. It draws on various sources (Persian chronicles and treatises, Turkic literature, Russian and French ethnography, the author’s fieldwork) to examine five successive cases, each of which corresponds to a time period, a specific socially marginal space, and a particular use of mystical language. Including an extensive selection of writings by dervishes, this book demonstrates the diversity and tenacity of Central Asian Sufism over a long period. Here translated into a Western language for the first time, the extracts from primary texts by marginal Sufis allow a rare insight into their world. The original French edition of this book, Ainsi parlait le dervice, was published by Editions du Cerf (Paris, France). Translated by Caroline Kraabel.

Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace
Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace

Author: Wilhelm Hauff

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-07-31

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace" by Wilhelm Hauff. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Social Histories of Iran
Social Histories of Iran

Author: Stephanie Cronin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-01-28

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1107190843

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A social history of modern Iran 'from below' focused on subaltern groups and contextualised by developments within Middle Eastern and global history.

Islamic Culture and Pre-Islamic Beliefs in Central Asia
Islamic Culture and Pre-Islamic Beliefs in Central Asia

Author: Mihai Dragnea

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-09-11

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1666969303

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The introduction of Islam ushered in an era of social and cultural change to the region. Some pre-Islamic sacred places have been transformed into Islamic ones, and the cult of saints absorbed elements of both local and Arab mythology. This volume which is a project initiated by the Balkan History Association, focuses on Islamic culture, traditions, and pre-Islamic beliefs in Central Asia. The chapters emphasize the importance of religious life, the significance of certain “sacred places,” and their role in the socio-spiritual life. The volume includes research spanning a period from antiquity to the Post-Soviet era to explore how landscapes of religious places and practices were interpreted and reinterpreted through time.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Harper's New Monthly Magazine

Author: Henry Mills Alden

Publisher:

Published: 1898

Total Pages: 1166

ISBN-13:

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Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.

The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell

Author: James Russell Lowell

Publisher:

Published: 1896

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13:

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The present Cambridge Edition of Mr. Lowell's poems contains, substantially in the order established by the author, the poems included by him not long before his death in the definitive Riverside Edition of his writings, and in addition the small group contained in the Last Poems, collected by his literary executor, Mr. Charles Eliot Norton. - Publisher's note.