Ecstasy and Enlightenment: The Ismaili Devotional Literature of South Asia Book

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Ecstasy and Enlightenment: The Ismaili Devotional Literature of South Asia
Written by author Ali Sultaan Asani
Published by I. B.Tauris & Company, Limited, July 2002
The devotional and mystical literature of the Ismailis in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent is a little known but rich seam of creativity in the cultural heritage of Islam. The book focuses on the Ginans, a large corpus of hymns and poems composed in a varie

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Illustrations and Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Editorial Note
1 Introduction: The Nizari Ismaili Tradition in South Asia 1
2 The Ginans as Devotional Literature: Their Origins, Characteristics and Themes 25
3 Bridal Symbolism in the Ginans 54
4 The Git Tradition: A Testimony of Love 71
5 Reflections on Authority and Authorship of the Ginans 82
6 The Khojki Script: A Legacy of Ismaili Islam in the Subcontinent 100
7 The Khojki Script and its Manuscript Tradition 124
App Translations of Selected Devotional and Mystical Ginans 153
Bibliography 169
General Index 177
Index of Ginans 184

Title: Ecstasy and Enlightenment: The Ismaili Devotional Literature of South Asia

Item Number: 9781860647581

Publication Date: July 2002

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Product Description: Full Name: Ecstasy and Enlightenment: The Ismaili Devotional Literature of South Asia; Short Name:Ecstasy and Enlightenment

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I am slowly but steadily stepping my toe into this ocean of spirituality and wisdom and I have to say that the more I venture into it the more I am intrigued and the more I feel that I don't know anything. Reading these awrad or prayers is a soothing balm but a rabbit hole that I am slipping into and I don't know where I will go next.

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