Sufis and Healing

The IUP Journal of History and Culture, Vol. V, No. 4, October 2011, pp. 7-24

Posted: 21 Jul 2012

Date Written: July 20, 2012

Abstract

The main purpose of the present paper is to throw light on the Sufis’ role not only as religious ‘preachers’, but also as ‘healers’. As healers, Sufis had been able to mobilize the peasantry and rural men under their fold. The present paper aims at discussing how the Mughal tradition of unani medicine was followed by the Sufis, leading to great material value in social life.

Suggested Citation

Bhattacharya, Ananda, Sufis and Healing (July 20, 2012). The IUP Journal of History and Culture, Vol. V, No. 4, October 2011, pp. 7-24, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2114218

Ananda Bhattacharya (Contact Author)

West Bengal State Archives ( email )

Kolkata
India

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