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Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot

- Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan

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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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781845533465
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 256
  • Udgivet:
  • 15. december 2008
  • Størrelse:
  • 233x156x18 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 392 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 26. november 2024

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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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