Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan

Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan Explores the richness of Pakistans 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. Autor: David Pinault Wydawnictwo: Equinox Publishing Rok wydania: 2008 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 256 Wymiary: 15.6 x 23.3 x 1.8 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9781845533465