The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700 : : Social Roles of Sufis in Medieval India / / Richard Maxwell Eaton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Eaton, Richard Maxwell,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1978
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1236
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Figures --; List of Charts. List of Tables --; Notes on Translation and Transliteration --; Map: The Kingdom of Bijapur --; Preface --; Introduction --; PART ONE: Arrival and Settlement of Sufis --; Chapter One. Historical Setting: The Bijapur Plateau To The Coming of Islam --; Chapter Two. Sufis As Warriors --; Chapter Three. Later Settlement Of Sufis In Bijapur --; PART TWO: Reformers and Writers --; Chapter Four. Historical Setting: The Height Of Bijapur Under Sultans 'Ali 'Adil Shah I And Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II --; Chapter Five. Sufis As Reformers --; Chapter Six. Sufis As Literati --; PART THREE : Sufis of the Late 'Adil Shahi Period --; Chapter Seven. Historical Setting: The Decline Of Bijapur From 1646 To 1686 --; Chapter Eight. Sufis As Landed Elites --; Chapter Nine. Sufis As Dervishes --; Chapter Ten. Conclusion And Epilogue --; Appendixes --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400868155; 9783110426847; 9783110413663; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400868155
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Richard Maxwell Eaton.

The Sufis were heirs to a tradition of Islamic mysticism, and they have generally been viewed as standing more or less apart from the social order. Professor Eaton contends to the contrary that the Sufis were an integral part of their society, and that an understanding of their interaction with it is essential to an understanding of the Sufis themselves. In investigating the Sufis of Bijapur in South India, (he author identifies three fundamental questions. What was the relationship, he asks, between the Sufis and Bijapur's 'ulama, the upholders of Islamic orthodoxy? Second, how did the Sufis relate to the Bijapur court? Finally, how did they interact with the non-Muslim population surrounding them, and how did they translate highly developed mystical traditions into terms meaningful to that population? In answering these questions, the author advances our knowledge of an important but little-studied city-state in medieval India.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.