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A Sufi's quest for spiritual identity is distinguishable from the external scholars ('ulama-i-zahiri), radical reformers, politico-religious activists and average Muslims whose belief in the fundamentals of Islam in a given religious environment is simply literal or even superficial in certain cases. Central to this difference of approach is the Sufi's life-long concern to conquer his self for the greater spiritual and ethical good of humankind than ...
The focus of this book is on the interplay of several social, economic, cultural and political forces that led to the transition of Srinagar from the medieval to the modern age during 1890-1947. The ideas which constituted public opinion in Srinagar during this period have been critically analysed. The emerging thesis is not simply modernisation of Srinagar but the historic struggle of the educated elite in preserving what may be considered of permanent and ...