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Notes From the Fortune-Telling Parrot : Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan Book

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  • Notes From the Fortune-Telling Parrot : Islam and the Struggle for Religious Pluralism in Pakistan
  • Written by author David Pinault
  • Published by Equinox Publishing, December 2008
  • This book explores the richness of Pakistans 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 t
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Introduction: Pluralism and Religious Identity in Pakistan ix

1 My Fortune-Telling Parrot Triggers Trouble in Lahore: Street Rituals and the Legacy of Religious Pluralism 1

2 Being Hindu in Pakistan: Legacy and Survival 11

3 Pakistani Christians and the Prospects for Inter-Religious Resistance to the Blasphemy Laws 38

4 Ritual and Communal Identity: Shia-Sunni Relations in Pakistan 59

5 Spurting Blood and Attempts to Regulate Ritual: Pakistani Shias and Iran's Bid for Leadership of Global Islam 95

6 Raw Meat Skyward: Pariah-Kite Rituals in Lahore 108

7 Jinns and Sorcery in Lahore: Textual Sources and Personal Experiences 122

8 A Comparison of Muslim and Hindu Perspectives on the Realm of the Jinns 151

9 Lahori Pulp Fiction: The World of Khofnak Dijast ("Fright Digest") 161

10 The Politics of Jogging: Women's Status in Pakistan 195

11 The Greco-Buddhist Past: The Peshawar Museum and Pakistan's Pre-Islamic Heritage 205

12 The Hazards of Being a Free-Thinker: Prince Dara Shikoh and the Prospects for Religious Pluralism in Twenty-First-Century Pakistan 210

Bibliography 227

Index 232


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