Notes from the Fortune-Telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan (Comparative Islamic Studies) - Tapa blanda

Pinault, David

 
9781845533465: Notes from the Fortune-Telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan (Comparative Islamic Studies)
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ISBN 10: 1845533461 ISBN 13: 9781845533465
Editorial: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2008

Sinopsis

This book explores the richness of Pakistan’s religious landscape, giving attention to a number of topics: Shia flagellation processions, Urdu-language pulp fiction, streetside rituals involving animals (pariah-kites and fortune-telling parrots), and the use of sorcery to contend with the jinns that are believed to infest cities such as Lahore. Uniting these topics is an investigation of how Islamist politicians seek to eradicate sectarian diversity and repress localized forms of Muslim folk practices in the name of a standardized, uniform, and globalized version of Islam. The book looks at forms of resistance to this Islamist globalization, such as collaborative efforts by Christian, Hindu, and Muslim human-rights activists to repeal Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy law and assert the worth of religious pluralism.

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Acerca del autor

David Pinault is an associate professor of religious studies at Santa Clara University. He received his Ph.D in Arabic and Islamic studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Horse of Karbala: Muslim Devotional Life in India (Palgrave) and The Shiites: Ritual and Popular Piety in a Muslim Community (St. Martin's).

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Editorial
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1845533461
ISBN 13 
9781845533465
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Número de páginas
256
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ISBN 10:  1845533453 ISBN 13:  9781845533458
Editorial: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2008
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