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Notes from the Fortune-Telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan (Comparative Islamic Studies)
Notes from the FortuneTelling Parrot Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan - Comparative Islamic Studies
Author: David Pinault
This book 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. ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781845533465
ISBN-10: 1845533461
Publication Date: 12/15/2008
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Equinox Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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