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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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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
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 1, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9781845533458 |
| Publishers | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 18 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |
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