Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan - Comparative Islamic Studies - David Pinault - Books - Equinox Publishing Ltd - 9781845533465 - December 1, 2008
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Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot: Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan - Comparative Islamic Studies

David Pinault

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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

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 1, 2008
ISBN13 9781845533465
Publishers Equinox Publishing Ltd
Pages 256
Dimensions 233 × 156 × 18 mm   ·   392 g
Language English  
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