Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Map -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- Introduction: What is Sama? Practice and Debate -- 1. In the Shadow of the Sultanate: Sama in North India -- 2. Defending the Practice of Audition: Maulana Fakhr al-Din Zarradi's Usul al Sama -- 3. Far from Delhi: Sama in the Deccan -- 4. Sufi Rituals across Orders: Sama and Zikr as Shared Practices -- 5. Etiquette is the Key: Adab as a Sufi Practice -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Spiritual Genealogy of Chishti and Suhrawardi Silsilas -- Glossary -- Bibliography
About the Author -- Index
Summary
This book explores the institution of Sufism, the most dynamic face of Islam in the Indian subcontinent, as it sets out to study the mystical rituals and devotional practices that characterize Sufism's beliefs and traditions
