Description: Further DetailsTitle: Sufi Saints and State PowerCondition: NewSubtitle: The Pirs of Sind, 1843–1947EAN: 9780521522984ISBN: 9780521522984Publisher: Cambridge University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/11/2003Description: In this book, Dr Sarah Ansari examines the system of political control constructed by the British in Sind between 1843 and 1947. In particular, she explores the part of the local Muslim elite, the pirs or hereditary sufi saints. Using a wealth of historical material and in depth interviews, the author looks at the development of the institution of the pir, its power base and the mechanics of the system of control into which the pirs were drawn. The overall success of the political system depended on the willingness of the elite to participate and Dr Ansari argues that it did indeed work in Sind. This enabled the British to govern while allowing the pirs to adapt to colonial rule, and later independence, without serious damage to their interests. The author demonstrates that only in the heightened nationalist atmosphere of the 1940s did the system break down.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 12mmItem Weight: 300gAuthor: Sarah F. D. AnsariGenre: HistoryBook Series: Cambridge South Asian StudiesRelease Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Sufi Saints and State Power
Title: Sufi Saints and State Power
Subtitle: The Pirs of Sind, 1843–1947
EAN: 9780521522984
ISBN: 9780521522984
Release Date: 09/11/2003
Release Year: 2003
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Name: Sufi Saints and State Power : the Pirs of Sind, 1843-1947
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Asia / India & South Asia, Islam / Sufi, Religion, Politics & State, World / Asian
Publication Year: 2003
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Sarah F. D. Ansari
Subject Area: Religion, Political Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies
Format: Trade Paperback
