The Sufi saint of Jam : history, religion and politics of a Sunni shrine in Shi'i Iran / Shivan Mahendrarajah.

"The first part covers the saint's activities in Seljuq Iran. It reveals for the first time (in western scholarship) aspects of Ahmad-i Jam's biography that were redacted by Jami hagiographers. His initial training was with the Karrami sect (madhhab), but once they were branded "...

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Main Author: Mahendrarajah, Shivan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Series:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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