Shared idioms, sacred symbols, and the articulation of identities in South Asia
A house overturned : a classical Urdu lament in Braj Bhasha / Amy Bard and Valerie Ritter -- The politics of non-duality : unraveling the hermeneutics of modern Sikh theology / Arvind Mandair -- Who are the Velalas? : twentieth-century constructions and contestations of Tamil identity in Maraimalai...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Routledge
2009
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| In: |
Routledge studies in religion (11)
Year: 2009 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge studies in religion
11 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Group identity
/ Ethnic identity
/ Religious identity
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Political Culture (South Asia) B Ethnic identity B Religious identity B Asia B South Asia Civilization B Symbolism (South Asia) B Group Identity (South Asia) B Conference program B Group identity |
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| Summary: | A house overturned : a classical Urdu lament in Braj Bhasha / Amy Bard and Valerie Ritter -- The politics of non-duality : unraveling the hermeneutics of modern Sikh theology / Arvind Mandair -- Who are the Velalas? : twentieth-century constructions and contestations of Tamil identity in Maraimalai Adigal (1876-1950) / Srilata Raman -- Can a Muslim be an Indian and not a traitor or a terrorist? / Huma Dar -- Variants of cultural nationalism in Pakistan : a reading of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Jamil Jalibi, and Fahmida Riaz / Amina Yaqin -- Ambivalent encounters : the making of dhadi as a Sikh performative practice / Michael Nijhawan -- Ritual, reform, and economies of meaning at a South Asian Sufi shrine / Kelly Pemberton -- Gendered ritual and the shaping of Shiʻah identity / Diane D'Souza -- History, memory, and other matters of life and death / Christian Lee Novetzke |
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| Item Description: | Bibliogr. S. [233] - 241 Includes bibliographical references and index. - A house overturned : a classical Urdu lament in Braj bhasha / Amy Bard & Valerie Ritter -- The politics of non-duality : unravelling the hermeneutics of modern Sikh theology / Arvind Mandair -- Who are the Vellalas? : 20th century constructions and contestations of Tamil identity in Maraimalai Adigal (1876-1950) / Srilata Raman -- Can a Muslim be an Indian and not a traitor or terrorist? / Huma Dar -- Variants of cultural nationalism in Pakistan : a reading of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Jamil Jalibi, and Fahmida Riaz / Amina Yaqin -- Ambivalent encounters : the making of dhadi as a Sikh performative practice / Michael Nijhawan -- Ritual, reform, and economies of meaning at a South Asian Sufi shrine / Kelly Pemberton -- Gendered ritual and the shaping of Shiʿah identity / Diane D'Souza -- History, memory, and other matters of life and death / Christian Lee Novetzke |
| Physical Description: | VI, 253 S. |
| ISBN: | 0415958288 |