Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot

Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan

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Paperback, 256 blz. | EN
Equinox Publishing Ltd | e druk, 2008
ISBN13: 9781845533465
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Equinox Publishing Ltd e druk, 2008 9781845533465
Onderdeel van serie Comparative Islamic Studies
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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.

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ISBN13:9781845533465
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:256

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