Umber Bin Ibad
Biographic Data
| ID | 6738083 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Umber Bin Ibad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Umber Bin |
| FAMILY NAME | Ibad |
| SIGNATURE | BIN IBAD U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Forman Christian College (University), Sociology, Coventry, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sufi Shrines and the Pakistani State
After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Sufi shrines became highly contested. Considered deviant and ‘un-Islamic’, they soon fell under government control as part of a state-led strategy to create an ‘official’, more unified, Islamic identity. This book, the first to address the political history of Sufi shrines in Pakistan, explores the various ways in which the postcolonial state went about controlling their activities. Of key significance, Umb…
Gender, sect and shrine
The syncretic traditions and practices at a shrine can defy the prevalence of rationalistic bureaucratisation and authorised tradition along a number of vectors. One can find such activities at one of the most thriving shrines of Lahore, Pakistan, that of Bibi Pak Daman. Not only is this site unusual because of the veneration of women spiritual figures, additionally the contesting claims and practices found at this site map onto sectarian (Sunni-…
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Sufi Shrines and the Pakistani State
After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Sufi shrines became highly contested. Considered deviant and ‘un-Islamic’, they soon fell under government control as part of a state-led strategy to create an ‘official’, more unified, Islamic identity. This book, the first to address the political history of Sufi shrines in Pakistan, explores the various ways in which the postcolonial state went about controlling their activities. Of key significance, Umb…
Gender, sect and shrine
The syncretic traditions and practices at a shrine can defy the prevalence of rationalistic bureaucratisation and authorised tradition along a number of vectors. One can find such activities at one of the most thriving shrines of Lahore, Pakistan, that of Bibi Pak Daman. Not only is this site unusual because of the veneration of women spiritual figures, additionally the contesting claims and practices found at this site map onto sectarian (Sunni-…
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