Read an excerpt from the introduction to IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE SAINTS: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN INNER ASIAN SUFI DYNASTY, by Muḥammad Ṣadiq Kashghari and translated by David Brophy. Blending the genres of collective biography and historical epic, mixing prose and verse, Kashghari’s text vividly depicts religious and political conflicts on the eve of the Qing conquest.
