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“Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Islamic / Hindu societies to any appreciable extent.” Comment for / against.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Society, Culture and Economy in the 13th and 14th Centuries

The claim that Sufis and Bhakti mystics left Islamic and Hindu society essentially unchanged holds only under a narrow reading of "modify."

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  • The Case For the Statement: Limits of Transformation
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