Notes From The Fortune-Telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan - Couverture rigide

Pinault, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1845533453 ISBN 13 : 9781845533458

Editeur : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Equinox Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845533453
• ISBN 13: 9781845533458
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible