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Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan - Comparative Islamic Studies David Pinault
Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan - Comparative Islamic Studies
David Pinault
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.
256 pages
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 22 de setembro de 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9781845533465 |
| Editoras | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Páginas | 256 |
| Dimensões | 233 × 156 × 18 mm · 385 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |