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We Are Lovers of the Qalandar

Piety, Pilgrimage, and Ritual in Pakistani Sufi Islam

af Jurgen Wasim Frembgen

Bog, Paperback, Engelsk, 2021

This book is about Pakistans most popular Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar whose shrine in Sehwan Sharif is one of the most fascinating sanctuaries in the Muslim world. At the time of pilgrimage, this flourishing cult centre becomes a vibrant place of ecstatic religiosity marked by intense forms of devotion. The present ethnographic study is organized around three themes: piety, pilgrimage, and ritual. Thus, its focus is first on visual culture and material religion as well as various aspects of ... (Læs mere)

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  • SprogEngelsk
  • IndbindingPaperback
  • ISBN9789697340156
  • Udgivet1/01/2021
  • Udgivet afOxford University Press,Pakistan
  • Længde192 sider
  • ForfatterJurgen Wasim Frembgen
  • GenreHistorie og samfund, Religion