Lines in water : religious boundaries in South Asia / edited by Eliza F. Kent and Tazim R. Kassam.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kent, Eliza F., 1966-

Kassam, Tazim R.

Series:

Gender and globalization

Gender and globalization series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

India--Religion--Congresses.

India.

South Asia--Religion--Congresses.

South Asia.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 412 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2013.

Contents:

Part 1 Attractive Boundaries

1 Sufis and Movie Stars: Charismatic Muslims for Middle-Class Hindus / Daniel Gold Gold, Daniel 39

2 An Other's World: Healing at Husain Tekri Sharif / Carla Bellamy Bellamy, Carla 57

3 Vavar Swami: A Hindu-Muslim Saint of Kerala / Dominique-Sila Khan Khan, Dominique-Sila 78

Part 2 Porous Boundaries

4 Syncretism and Sin: An Independent Christian Church in Colonial South India / Eliza F. Kent Kent, Eliza F. 101

5 The Living Tradition of Ismaili Ginans: Negotiating Cultures in Poetry and Performance / Tazim R. Kassam Kassam, Tazim R. 125

6 Liminal Hindus: Disputed Boundaries and Their Impacts on Sindhi Hindus / Steven Ramey Ramey, Steven 159

Part 3 Firmly Drawn Boundaries

7 Mapping Boundaries: The Science of Knowing Communal Identity in British Cartography / Peter Gottschalk Gottschalk, Peter 187

8 In a Single House: Fluid Boundaries in Performed Urdu Poetry / Christopher Lee Lee, Christopher 213

9 Fluid Boundaries and the Assertion of Difference in Low-Caste Religious Identity / Nancy M. Martin Martin, Nancy M. 239

Part 4 Transcending Boundaries

10 Religious Healing and Ritual Relationships at a Religious Crossroads in South India / Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter 271

11 "Ainn-Bai's Sarvadharm Yatra": A Mix of Experiences / Ann Grodzins Gold Gold, Ann Grodzins 300

12 From Liminal to Social in the Modern Age: Transcendent Sacrality and Social Service in the Aghor Tradition / Jishnu Shankar Shankar, Jishnu 330

13 Indian Arrival Day: Shifting Boundaries in the Celebration of a National Holiday in Trinidad / Lindsey Harlan Harlan, Lindsey 356.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

081563319X

9780815633198

OCLC:

813949477

Publisher Number:

99954854112