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"This book is a critical study of the mystical poetry of Nund Rishi (1378-1440), the founder of the Kashmiri Sufi order called the Rishi Order, who is revered and remembered by most Kashmiris as 'Alamdåar-e Kashmir, or the flag-bearerof Kashmir. The author breaks with the dominant perceptions of Nund Rishi as a quietistic Sufi and argues that the themes of Islam, death, the Nothing, and the apocalyptic in his poetry are a form of negative theology. Nund Rishi's negative theology is presented as a discourse on the transcendent which relies on negations rather than affirmations that disclose an existential politics. It explores Nund Rishi's mystical poetry not only within its historical context but also in relation to religious and political controversies in medieval Kashmir. The book locates the negative theology of Nund Rishi as one form, among others, of the "negative path" across regions in the medieval Indo-Persian world"--
Sommario
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Sahaja Islam of Nund Rishi; 2. Practicing Death; 3. Becoming Nothing; 4. Vernacular Apocalypse; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Abir Bazaz is Assistant Professor of English at Ashoka University. His teaching and research interests include Kashmiri literature, Urdu literature, South Asian literatures in English, Asian Cinemas, Religion and Cinema, Intellectual History of Islam in South Asia, Sufism, Faith and Literature, Existentialism, Negative Theology, Comparative Mysticism, and Violence Studies. He is also a documentary filmmaker.
Riassunto
This book is a critical study of the mystical poetry of one of Kashmi's greatest Sufis - Nund Rishi. It analyses his poetry as a form of 'negative theology'. This volume will be of value to those interested in poetry, South Asian literature, Kashmir, Sufism and bhakti.
