The biographical tradition in sufism : the ṭabaqāt genre from al-Sulamī to Jāmī /

The biographical tradition in sufism : the ṭabaqāt genre from al-Sulamī to Jāmī /

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Author / Creator:	Mojaddedi, J. A. (Jawid Ahmad)
Imprint:	Richmond, Surrey : Curzon Press, 2001.
Description:	ix, 230 p. : geneal. tables ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Curzon studies in Asian religion
Subject:	Sufism -- Historiography. Islam -- Historiography. Historiography -- Iran. Historiography -- Methodology. Biography. Islamic literature -- Iran. Biography. Historiography. Historiography -- Methodology. Islam -- Historiography. Islamic literature. Iran. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6284977

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ISBN:	070071359X 9780700713592
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-223) and index.

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Summary:	This book is a study of the major works of Sufi historiography, which takes the form of collections of biographies. It provides a literary context in which one can appreciate fully the theological significance and historical value of Sufi biographies.
Physical Description:	ix, 230 p. : geneal. tables ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-223) and index.
ISBN:	070071359X 9780700713592