The Origins and Evolution of Sufi Communities in South Asia Revisited

This article offers a reevaluation of studies on the origins of Sufism in South Asia. Generally, scholars have pointed to the thirteenth century as the genesis of Sufi orders in Northern India. However, this period supplies no textual evidence to support this claim. The vague picture of the thirteen...

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Main Author: Auer, Blain ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Journal of Sufi studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 30-49
Further subjects:B Chishtiyya
B Delhi Sultanate
B History
B Sufism
B South Asia
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