Powerful ephemeral, the: everyday healing in an ambiguously islamic place
Auteur :
Bellamy, Carla
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520262812
Date de publication :
5 août 2011
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The violent partitioning of British India along religious lines and communalist aggression have compelled Indian citizens to contend with the notion that an exclusive, fixed religious identity is fundamental to selfhood. This title traces the long-term healing processes of Muslim and Hindu devotees of a complex of dargahs in northwestern India.