The Hindu Sufis of South Asia : partition, shrine culture and the Sindhis in India / by Michel Boivin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boivin, Michel, 1955- author.

Series:

Library of Islamic South Asia.

Library of Islamic South Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sindhi (South Asian people)--India.

Sindhi (South Asian people).

Sindhi (South Asian people)--Pakistan.

Sufism--India.

Sufism.

Sufism--Pakistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2019.

Summary:

"Within the complex religious landscape of modern India, the community of Sindh stands out as a powerful example of interfaith relations. This Hindu community moved to India and practiced Sufism following Sindh's inclusion to Pakistan in the 1947 partition. Drawing on a close analysis of literature and poetry, interviews with key informants, and a reading of historic rituals and architectures, Michel Boivin demonstrates that this active religious minority has managed to retain its unique Hindu-Sufi identity amidst the rigidification of official religions in both India and Pakistan. Of particular significance, Boivin argues, was the creation of sacred spaces called darbars. These shrines include a religious building where the Hindu Sindhis worship Sufi saints, chant Sufi poetry and perform Sufi rituals. In looking at this vibrant community as a trans-religious culture capable of navigating the challenges of the modern nation state, this book is an important contribution to understanding the Muslim-Hindu encounter in India."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Table of annexes

Introduction

Chapter 1. The religious market in Sindh on the eve of partition

Chapter 2. The new settlement and the making of the darbars

Chapter 3. Sufi poetry and the production of the mystical space

Chapter 4. Alternative Sufi structures as networking India and beyond

Chapter 5. Rituals as connecting spaces and community

Chapter 6. The transmission of the Sufi legacy in India

Chapter 7. The Sufi paths and the Hindus of Sindh in Pakistan

General conclusion

Notes

Glossary

Annexes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788319584

1788319583

9781788319577

1788319575

9781788319560

1788319567

OCLC:

1111109396