The Hindu Sufis of South Asia: Partition, Shrine Culture and the Sindhis in India

by Michel Boivin

Book Overview

Within the complex religious landscape of modern India, the community of Sindh stands out as a powerful example of interfaith relations. This Hindu community moved to India and practiced Sufism following Sindh's inclusion to Pakistan in the 1947 partition. Drawing on a close analysis of literature and poetry, interviews with key informants, and a reading of historic rituals and architectures, Michel Boivin demonstrates that this active religious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755643690
• ISBN13: 9780755643691
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"