Sufi Heirs of the Prophet by Arthur F Buehler
This book offers an examination of the sources and evolution of personal authority in one Islamic society.""Sufi Heirs of the Prophet"" explores the multifaceted development of personal authority in Islamic societies by tracing the transformation of one mystical sufi lineage in colonial India, the Naqshbandiyya. Arthur F. Buehler isolates four sources of personal authority evident in the practices of the Naqshbandiyya - lineage, spiritual traveling, status as a Prophetic exemplar, and the transmission of religious knowledge - to demonstrate how Muslim religious leaders have exercised charismatic leadership through their association with the most compelling of personal Islamic symbols, the Prophet Muhammad. Buehler clarifies the institutional structure of sufism, analyzes overlapping configurations of personal sufi authority, and details how and why revivalist Indian Naqshbandis abandoned spiritual practices that had sustained their predecessors for more than five centuries. He looks specifically at the role of Jamacat cAli Shah (d. 1951) to explain current Naqshbandi practices.
It is heartening to see such important questions - on change, and on the complex relationship between authority, colonial society and Sufism in India and Pakistan - raised and engaged in such an insightful and stimulating manner- Journal of Islamic Studies
Arthur F. Buehler is a senior lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is senior editor of the Journal of the History of Sufism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781570037832 |
| ISBN 10 | 1570037833 |
| Title | Sufi Heirs of the Prophet |
| Author | Arthur F Buehler |
| Series | Studies In Comparative Religion |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of South Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2008-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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