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Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot
- Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan
part of the Comparative Islamic Studies series
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 256
- Published:
- December 14, 2008
- Dimensions:
- 233x156x18 mm.
- Weight:
- 392 g.
Delivery:
2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024
Description of Notes from the Fortune-telling Parrot
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.
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