Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan
(Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Forlag:
Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Type: Bog
- Format: Hardback
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Sprog:
Engelsk
- ISBN-13: 9781845533458
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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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| Forlag | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Forfatter | David Pinault |
| Type | Bog |
| Format | Hardback |
| Sprog | Engelsk |
| Udgivelsesdato | 01-12-2008 |
| Første udgivelsesår | 2008 |
| Serie | Comparative Islamic Studies |
| Originalsprog | United Kingdom |
| Sideantal | 256 |
| Indbinding | Hardback |
| Forlag | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Sideoplysninger | 256 pages |
| Mål | 234 x 156 |
| ISBN-13 / EAN-13 | 9781845533458 |