The promotion of holy land pilgrimage, which began in earnest in the fourth century CE, redefined Christian notions of the sacred. At a time when Christians were articulating a new relation to the material world in their theologies and practices, pilgrimage provided a means of g…
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This dissertation offers new perspectives on al-Tirmidhī’s contribution to the Sūfī doctrine of sainthood and to the development of early Islamic mysticism. Included in this study is codicological work that presents al-Tirmidhī’s Kitāb al-Hikma for the first time in print. The f…
The memories of medieval Sufi saints had an important influence on Turkish society and culture during the Ottoman Empire, but when the empire came to its demise in the early twentieth century and its central lands were taken over by the modernist, nationalist, secularist Republi…
How and why do individuals within a given society gain reputations as charismatic saints or as charlatans and heretics? Does the answer turn on whether the individual has an innate charisma that is recognized by those around him or her? Is the process, on the contrary, one in wh…
The goal of this thesis is to contribute to the existing literature on the social and political impact of ritual as well as elaborating on the discourse of ritual and the role of spirit-patrons and ancestors in Southeast Asia, especially as it concerns the predominantly Muslim c…
Yusuf ibn Isma`il al-Nabhani (d. 1932) completed his Jami` karamat al-awliya' , a compilation of miracle tales (manakib ), in 1906 and first published it in 1911. A modern work, al-Nabhani's collection of miracle stories represents the culmination of a tradition that spans one t…
Islamic saint veneration is not generally known outside of the Islamic world, and is rarely discussed in textbooks on Islam. Practices of Islamic saint veneration can vary by region, and there is little English-language information on Islamic saint veneration as it is practiced …
Malerkotla is the only Muslim majority region remaining on the Indian side of Punjab. At the center of this town is the tomb of its founder, a Sufi saint popularly known as Haider Shaikh. At his tomb the simultaneous presence of Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims challenges received not…
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.