This book is a significant contribution to Russian oriental studies
It is a comprehensive and accurate survey of the subject, which is currently lacking in English literature
The author impressively presents new material, applies a strictly scholarly method and presents a thorough insight into the investigated phenomena
'Rarely has so much material been synthesised in so harmonious and readable a fashion ... M. Osama Faruqi is to be congratulated fo the elegance of his translation.' - South Asian Studies
Anna Suvorova is Head of Department of Asian Literatures at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. A recognized scholar in the field of Indo-Islamic culture and literature, she frequently lectures at universities all over the world. She is the author of several book in Russian and English including The Poetics of Urdu Dastaan; The Sources of New Indian Drama; The Quest for Theatre: The Twentieth Century Drama in India and Pakistan; Nostalgia for Lucknow and Masnawi: A Study of Urdu Romance. She has also translated several books on pre-modern Urdu prose into Russian.
1. The Indian Tomb 2. The Hermit of Lahore 3. The Old Man of Ajmer 4. The Ascetic of Pakpattan 5. The Peacemaker of Delhi 6. The Spiritual Sovereign of Multan 7. The Warrior Saints 8. The Mendicant Saints Epilogue Glossary Notes Bibliography