Messianic Hopes and Mystical Visions The Nurbakhshiya Between Medieval and Modern Islam |
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Author:
| Bashir, Shahzad |
Series title: | Studies in Comparative Religion Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-57003-495-4 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $71.00 |
Book Description:
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This work tells the story of the Nurbakhshiya, an Islamic messianic movement that originated in 15th-century central Asia and Iran and survives in Pakistan and India. It covers the significance of messianism as an Islamic religious paradigm.
This work tells the story of the Nurbakhshiya, an Islamic messianic movement that originated in 15th-century central Asia and Iran and survives in Pakistan and India. It covers the significance of messianism as an Islamic religious paradigm.