Pain and grace : a study of two mystical writers of eighteenth-century Muslim India / by Annemarie Schimmel

Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series; Studies in the history of religions ; 36. Physical description; xiv, 310 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index. Contents; Preliminary Material / Annemarie Schimmel -- Foreword / Annemarie Schimmel -- Abbreviations / Annemarie Schimmel -- The Indian Scene in the Eighteenth Century / Annemarie Schimmel -- Khwaja Mir Dard of Delhi (1721-1785) / Annemarie Schimmel -- Dard's Life and Teaching / Annemarie Schimmel -- Dard and the Art of Speech / Annemarie Schimmel -- Dard and the Problem of Prayer / Annemarie Schimmel -- Shah Abdul Latif of Bhit (1689-1752) / Annemarie Schimmel -- Shah Abdul Latif's Life and Teaching / Annemarie Schimmel -- Sufis and Yogis in Shah Abdul Latif's Poetry / Annemarie Schimmel -- The Islamic Background of Shah Abdul Latif)s Poetry / Annemarie Schimmel -- To Sum Up / Annemarie Schimmel -- Appendix / Khwaja Mir Dard -- Bibliography / Annemarie Schimmel -- Index of Quranic Quotations and Hadith / Annemarie Schimmel -- Index of Proper Names and Technical Terms / Annemarie Schimmel. Subjects; Dard, K h v jah M r 1720 or 1721-1785 Religion. Abd al-La f Shah approximately 1689-approximately 1752 Religion. Mysticism. Religion. Sufis. Islam.