First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 256. Original publishers black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. This text reconstructs the history of the Sufi Naqshbandi brotherhood and its impact on the North Caucasus (Chechnya and Daghestan) in the early 19th century. It draws on Naqshbandi Arabic sources to explain the pivotal role of Sufism in transforming mountain society. ISBN: 1850653844 Fine in fine dust jacket. No inscriptions, not price-clipped. Excellent condition. Seller Inventory # C94338

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Title: IN QUEST FOR GOD AND FREEDOM: THE SUFI ...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, London,

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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This text reconstructs the history of the Sufi Naqshbandi brotherhood and its impact on the North Caucasus (Chechnya and Daghestan) in the early 19th century. It draws on Naqshbandi Arabic sources to explain the pivotal role of Sufism in transforming mountain society.

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