Kugle, Scott Alan, 1969-

Sufis & saints' bodies : mysticism, corporeality, & sacred power in Islam / Sufis and saints' bodies Scott Kugle - First Indian edition - New Delhi ; Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 2009 - xiii, 345 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm - Islamic civilization & Muslim networks .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index

Introduction -- Body enshrined: the bones of Mawlay Idrīs -- Body politicized: the belly of sayyida Āmina -- Body refined: the eyes of Muḥammad Ghawth -- Body enraptured: the lips of Shāh Ḥussayn -- Body revived: the heart of Ḥājji Imdādullah -- Conclusion: corporeality and sacred power in Islam

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Human body--Religious aspects--Islam
Human body (Philosophy)
Sufism--Doctrines
Mysticism--Islam

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