The Millennial Sovereign :: Sacred Kingship and Sainthood in Islam.

At the end of the sixteenth century and the turn of the first Islamic millennium, the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar declared himself the most sacred being on earth. The holiest of all saints and above the distinctions of religion, he styled himself as the messiah reborn. Yet the Mughal emperor was n...

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Main Author: Moin, A. Azfar (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2012.
Series:South Asia across the disciplines.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:At the end of the sixteenth century and the turn of the first Islamic millennium, the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar declared himself the most sacred being on earth. The holiest of all saints and above the distinctions of religion, he styled himself as the messiah reborn. Yet the Mughal emperor was not alone in doing so. In this field-changing study, A. Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in this period began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling but widespread phenomenon, he shows how the charismatic pull of sainthood (wilayat)?rather than the draw of.
Physical Description:1 online resource (365 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231504713
0231504713
1322550670
9781322550671

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