Pilgrims of Love: The Anthropology of a Global Sufi Cult

by Pnina Werbner

Book Overview

"... will be of interest not only to those concerned with Pakistan and the new Muslim presence in Europe, but also to those interested in an anthropological study of religion." --Barbara Metcalf, University of California, Davis Pnina Werbner traces the development of a Sufi Naqshbandi order founded by a living saint, Zindapir, whose cult originated in Pakistan and has extended globally to Britain, Europe, the Middle East, and southern Africa. Drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253215285
• ISBN13: 9780253215284
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"