Playing or praying: A Sufi saint's day in Surat
In Surat, a multiplicity of meanings is attached to the cult of the Rifai saint by different groups of Muslims as well as by Hindus. The author argues that none of these meanings have come to dominate or entirely marginalize the others. He describes a local arena in which debate about Muslim ritual...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1992
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The journal of Asian studies
Year: 1992, Volume: 51, Issue: 3, Pages: 545-564 |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Mysticism B Cult B Hindus B Sufism B Muslim B India |
| Summary: | In Surat, a multiplicity of meanings is attached to the cult of the Rifai saint by different groups of Muslims as well as by Hindus. The author argues that none of these meanings have come to dominate or entirely marginalize the others. He describes a local arena in which debate about Muslim ritual practice is largely an "internal" one among Muslims about such Islamic issues as the relation between God and believer and the sources of authoritative knowledge and behaviour. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0021-9118 |
| Contains: | In: The journal of Asian studies
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