Syncretic Shrines and Pilgrimages - Dynamics of Indian Nationalism

This book looks at various syncretic traditions in India, such as Bhakti, Nath Yogi, Sufi, Imam Shahi, Ismailis, Khojas and others, and presents an elaborate picture of a redefined cultural space through them.

List of contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Dynamics of Indian Nationalism
2 Syncretism and India
3 Syncretic Shrines and Pilgrimages: Case Studies
Conclusion
Glossary
Works Cited
Index

About the author

Karan Singh is Associate Professor of English at Government College for Women, Pali, Rewari, Haryana, India. He has been Affiliated Fellow at the International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden, the Netherlands, and Associate at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, India. He has completed two Major Research Projects of University Grants Commission, New Delhi on Dalit Women and Folk Theatres and one Major Research Project of the Indian Council for Social Science Research on Pilgrimages. He has published four books—Iris Murdoch: Melodrama and Metaphysics (2008); Dalitism and Feminism: Locating Women in Dalit Literature (2011); Unknown Voices (2011); and Folk Theatres of North India: Contestation, Amalgamation and Transference (Routledge 2020).

Summary

This book looks at various syncretic traditions in India, such as Bhakti, Nath Yogi, Sufi, Imam Shahi, Ismailis, Khojas and others, and presents an elaborate picture of a redefined cultural space through them.

Product details

• Authors: Karan Singh
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032491516
• ISBN: 978-1-032-49151-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Weight: 340 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
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