medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Chris Laning <[log in to unmask]>
> Can anyone refer me to someone who would know about the history of
Islamic prayer beads?
> Until recently the best documentation I could find was a couple of
> 16th-century Safavid Persian paintings showing people with what are
clearly prayer beads. _Beads of Faith_ does have a manuscript
illustration which it says is a "12th century Mogul painting" showing
an Islamic "saint" in India with his beads, but apparently the
manuscript is in private hands (?) which means I have no way to check
the date.
> Suggestions?
knowing nothing whatever about the subject, i am free to speculate that the
chances of the Islamic practice *not* being influenced by the much more
ancient Hindu and Budhist traditions are pretty slim.
c
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