Between Muslim Pir and Hindu Saint - Laldas and the Devotional Culture in North India

This book explores the changing form of religious culture in the Mewat region of north India.

List of contents

List of Figures, Maps, and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; A Note on Transliteration; 1. The Spectre of Binaries; 2. Laldas and Religious Duality of P¿r and Sant; 3. The Laldas Shrines and Inter-religious Disputes; 4. A Fait Accompli: The Complete Hinduisation of the Laldas Order; 5. Religious Reform and Shared Shrines; 6. Concealment and Secrecy: Hidden in Plain Sight; 7. Poetic Response to Religious Puritanism; 8. An Ephemeral Line in the Sand; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Mukesh Kumar is a postdoctoral fellow (2021-​23) at ETH Zürich. Previously, he was an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow (2019-​21) at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University. He has published several research articles in journals, such as Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, (Cambridge University Press), Contemporary South Asia (Routledge), History and Anthropology (Routledge), and Economic and Political Weekly.

Summary

By focusing on the shared religious figure of Laldas/Khan, the book uncovers fascinating historical and contemporary dimensions of Hindu-Muslim socio-cultural interactions around his shrines. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Product details

• Authors: Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh (Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow Kumar, Kumar Mukesh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2024
• EAN: 9781009424035
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0942403-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, 21st Century, India, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Social and cultural anthropology, Asian History, For higher / tertiary / university education, HISTORY / Asia / South / India