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Zusatztext Michel Boivin is highly established in this field of study, and this book demonstrates his adroit. An in-depth exploration of a subject that is of considerable interest to South Asian religious thought, it provides a new and complementary addition to the literature on Hinduism and Islam by examining the way religious norms and beliefs are carried across time and space, and how these can persist in what would be assumed to be unwelcoming terrain. Informationen zum Autor Michel Boivin is an historian and anthropologist and currently Director of the Centre for South Asian Studies at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris. Vorwort Examines the Muslim-Hindu encounter in India through the unique case of the Hindus who practise Sufism in the country Zusammenfassung 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 minority has managed to retain its unique Hindu-Sufi identity amidst the rigidification of official religions in both India and Pakistan. Of particular significance, Boivin argues, was the creation of sacred spaces called darbars. These shrines include a religious building where the Hindu Sindhis worship Sufi saints, chant Sufi poetry and perform Sufi rituals.In looking at this vibrant community as a trans-religious culture capable of navigating the challenges of the modern nation state, this book is an important contribution to understanding the Muslim-Hindu encounter in India. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Table of maps, charts, and photos Table of annexes introduction Mapping the issue: From Sindh to the Sindhicate area Sufism and the Sufi culture of Sindh The Sufi and Hindu Encounter as an issue in Social Sciences Hinduism and Sufism in the Sindhicate area Chapter 1 the religious market in sindh ON the eve of partition Social structure and religious belonging in colonial Sindh The Amils, the intelligentsia, and the objectification of Sufism The recomposition of the religious scene and the darbar culture The birth of a middle class and the emergence of Hindu Sufi paths Partition in Sindh Conclusion Chapter 2 the new settlement and the making of the darbar s Building the darbar s in India Authority, the legitimization process, and succession Naming the shrine in India as a first step Sacralising the new territory Conclusion Chapter 3 Sufi poetry and the production of the mystical space… Bhakti and Vedanta The classical Sufi corpus The modern Sufi corpus The vernacular ideology of the wahdat-e wujud Hindu references in the Sufi Poetry Conclusion Chapter 4 alternative Sufi structures as networking india and beyond… The darbar and its extensions The samadhi as an alternative Sufi structure The Sufi mandir and the pilgrimage to Bijapur Mulchand Kafi Conclusion Chapter 5 rituals as connecting spaces and community Iconography as an idiom of transference Initiation and meditation Daily rituals and informal Sufi practices Annual fairs: From urs to versi The ‘Darazi satsang s’ Conclusion Chapter 6
