A comprehensive and fascinating account of the graceful Algonquin civilization that once flourished in the area that is now New York.
#3473578 in Books Univ of South Carolina Pr 2003-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .94 x 5.98l; .0 #File Name: 1570034958368 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Impressive Indeed!By IshraqiThis book provides a fascinating look into the life and teaching of Muhammad Nurbaksh an adept of the Kubravi order ( an order famous for it's focus on the visionary experience of various colored lights along the stations of the Sufi path ) ; Shi'ite ; and claimant to the title of Mahdi. Shahzad Bashir provides a good introduction to the concept of Mahdi in general (looking both into the Sunni and the various Shi'ite teachings regarding the subject) as well. It also discusses some of the other claimants to the title such as Fazlallah Astrabadi the founder of the Hurufi movement. If you have an interest in the more "unorthodox" streams of Shi'ite thought; Messianism; and Sufism then buying this book is a no brainer. Get it!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An impressively in-depth study of the Nurbakhshiya sectBy Midwest Book ReviewMessianic Hopes And Mystical Visions: The Nurbakhshiya Between Medieval And Modern Islam by Shahzad Bashir (Assistant Professor of Religion; Carleton College; Northfield; Minnesota) is an impressively in-depth study of the Nurbakhshiya sect of Islam; which originated in fifteenth-century Iran and survives to the modern day in Pakistan and India. From a detailed biography of founder Muhammad Nurbakhsh (d. 1464); to the world view of this Islamic sect; to its eventual transplantation into Kashmir; Messianic Hopes And Mystical Visions is a meticulous and scholarly account which is a very highly recommended contribution for Islamic studies reference shelves and reading lists.
