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The Ismaili Ginan Literature - Its Structure and Love Symbolism
| Publication Type | Thesis | |
| Year of Publication | 1977 | |
| Authors | Assani, Ali. | |
| University | Harvard College | |
| Key Words | English; Bibliography | |
| Notes | B.A. thesis ; DETAILS: "The Ismaili Ginan Literature - Its Structure and Love Symbolism," B.A. thesis, Harvard College, 1977. |
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The Ismaili "Ginan" Tradition from the Indian Subcontinent
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The Ismaili Ginan Literature - Its Structure and Love SymbolismGinans are devotional songs rooted in the musical and poetic matrix of Indian culture. The term "ginan" carries a double significance: on the one hand, it means "religious knowledge" or "wisdom," analogous to the Sanskrit word jnana
(knowledge).2 On the other hand, it means "song" or "recitation," suggesting a link to the Arabic ghanna and the Urdu/Hindi ghana, both verbs meaning "to sing."3 For the past seven hundred years, Ismailis from the Indian subcontinent
(Satpanth Khoja Ismailis) have been reciting ginans as a part of their daily religious devotions at the congregational hall (Jamat Khana).
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