Shrine Traditions of Wakhan Afghanistan

Abstract This study, based on field work from 2004 to 2010, describes the religious, social and historical context of shrines in Wakhan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. Scholarly analysis of the significance of the shrines is balanced with the perspective of the people of Wakhan for who...

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Main Author: Mock, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2011
In: Journal of Persianate studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-145
Further subjects:B Pamir
B Afghanistan
B Shrines
B Saints
B Religion
B Wakhan
B Ismaʿilism
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