Sufi Rituals and Practices

The book is an in-depth study of the lesser-explored history of Sufi practices in South Asia. Covering the formative period of Sufism in this region, the work studies practices like ''sama'' (listening to poetry and music) and ''zikr'' (remembrance of God) through the careers of the earliest Sufi orders in the region, ''Chishti and Suhrawardi''. The book allows the reader critical insight into ''S...