Notes from the fortune-telling parrot: Islam and the struggle for religious pluralism in Pakistan

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Auteur principal: Pinault, David (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: London Oakville, CT Equinox Publ. 2008
Dans:Année: 2008
Édition:1. publ.
Collection/Revue:Comparative Islamic studies
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Pakistan / Minorité religieuse
B Pakistan / Pluralisme religieux
B Pakistan / Islam / Christianisme
B Pakistan / Islam / Hindouisme
B Pluralisme religieux
B Islam / Christianisme
B Hindouisme
Sujets non-standardisés:B Islam Relations
B Religious Minorities Pakistan
B Religious Pluralism Pakistan
B Islam and other religions
B Pakistan Religion
B Religious Minorities (Pakistan)
B Religious Pluralism (Pakistan)
Accès en ligne: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Description
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Introduction: Pluralism and religious identity in Pakistan -- My fortune-telling parrot triggers trouble in Lahore : street rituals and the legacy of religious pluralism -- Being Hindu in Pakistan : legacy and survival -- Pakistani Christians and the prospects for inter-religious resistance to the blasphemy laws -- Ritual and communal identity : Shia-Sunni relations in Pakistan -- Spurting blood and attempts to regulate ritual : Pakistani Shias and Iran's bid for leadership of global Islam -- Raw meat skyward : Pariah-Kite rituals in Lahore -- Jinns and sorcery in Lahore : textual sources and personal experiences -- A comparison of Muslim and Hindu perspectives on the realm of the Jinns -- Lahori pulp fiction : the world of Khofnak dijast (fright digest) -- The politics of jogging : women's issues in Pakistan -- The Greco-Buddhist past : the Peshawar Museum and Pakistan's pre-Islamic heritage -- The hazards of being a free-thinker : Prince Dara Shikoh and the prospects for pluralism in 21st-century Pakistan
ISBN:1845533453