Wandering Dervish of Laila Majnu: Sufism and Socio-Political Mobilization in Kashmir

Historically Sufism has been portrayed as an acceptable mode of Islam in Bollywood and political Islam as a threat to Indian secular ethos. This has been particularly true of Kashmir films. However, Bollywood's emphasis on the syncretic dimension of Sufism is a misappropriation of Kashmir'...

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Authors: Ahad, Waseem (Author) ; Akgül, Selma (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan 2022
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-112
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kashmir / Laila Majnu / Sufism / Islam / Escapism / Representation / Bollywood
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
AX Inter-religious relations
BJ Islam
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Islam
B Kashmir
B Orientalism
B Sufism
B Laila Majnu
B Bollywood
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