From sainthood to saintly kinship: how claiming saintly kinship is structuring the social and patronage relationships in rural Punjab, Pakistan
This article problematises ‘sainthood’ as a sacred spiritual construct by the understanding and appropriation of the same. We have examined claims of Chishti and Dhuddi biraderies (endogamous kinship groups) as spiritually elevated and socially superior groups based on our recent fieldwork in three...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2024
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Journal of Asian and African studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-80 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hierarchy
B Group B Pakistan B Sainthood B Religion B Punjabi zamindar B Politics B Contestation B Equality B Clientilism B Power |
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