Shared idioms, sacred symbols, and the articulation of identities in South Asia /

Shared idioms, sacred symbols, and the articulation of identities in South Asia / edited by Kelly Pemberton & Michael Nijhawan. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - vi, 253 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in religion ; 11 . - Routledge studies in religion ; 11. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-241) and indexes.

Introduction: Towards an Integrative Hermeneutics in the Study of Identity / Landscapes of Translation: Linguistics, History, and Culture in Focus -- A House Overturned: A Classical Urdu Lament in Braj Bhasha / The Politics of Non-Duality: Unravelling the Hermeneutics of Modern Sikh Theology / Who are the Vellalas? 20th Century Constructions and Contestations of Tamil Identity in Maraimalai Adigal (1876-1950) / Can a Muslim be an Indian and not a Traitor or Terrorist? / Variants of Cultural Nationalism in Pakistan: a Reading of Faiz Ahmad Faiz / Landscapes of Ritual Performance: Ritual, Agency, and Memory in Focus -- Ambivalent Encounters: The Making of Dhadi as a Sikh Performative Practice / Ritual, Reform, and Economies of Meaning at a South Asian Sufi Shrine / Gendered Ritual and the Shaping of Shi'ah Identity / History, Memory, and Other Matters of Life and Death / Kelly Pemberton and Michael Nijhawan -- Amy Bard and Valerie Ritter -- Arvind Mandair -- Srilata Raman -- Huma Dar -- Jamil Jalibi and Fahmida Riaz Amina Yaqin -- Michael Nijhawan -- Kelly Pemberton -- Diane D'Souza -- Christian Lee Novetzke. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. II. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Group identity--South Asia.
Symbolism--South Asia.
Political culture--South Asia.


South Asia--Civilization.

HM1753 / .S53 2009

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