Nund Rishi: Poetry and Politics in Medieval Kashmir by Bazaz, Abir | Hardcover | Politics & Government

About this book Nund Rishi: Poetry and Politics in Medieval Kashmir by Bazaz, Abir published by Cambridge University Press. Key highlights - The book unearths a negative theology in Nund Rishi’s mystical poetry and argues convincingly that the themes of Islam, Death, the Nothing and the Apocalyptic in these poems reveal an existential politics - An extensive critical study of the poetry of Nund Rishi, a revered and renowned Sufi of medieval Kashmir. - Abir Bazaz teaches English at Ashoka University, Sonepat, India. He holds degrees from Jamia Millia Islamia and the Universities of Chicago and Minnesota. He studies the intersections of mysticism and politics in Kashmiri literature. Other areas of Abir's research include Indian cinema, religion and literature, and violence studies. A volume he edited along with Alexandra Verini, Gender and Medieval Mysticism from India to Europe, is coming out in 2023. Abir has also made documentary films. - Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Sahaja Islam of Nund Rishi 2. Practicing Death 3. Becoming Nothing 4. Vernacular Apocalypse Conclusion Bibliography Index Related topics Political Science/World - General.