Gender, sect and shrine
Discursive contestations at Bibi Pak Daman, Lahore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12720449 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Virinder S Kalra (University of Warwick, Sociology, Coventry, UK), Umber Bin Ibad (Forman Christian College (University), Sociology, Coventry, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-81 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-5610 • E-ISSN: 1475-5629 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14755610.2019.1571520 |
| OpenAlex | W2911786094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
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-Shia) boundaries and challenge the very origin, found in modern historiographical narratives, of the shrine. Cleavages around gender and sect increase with the administrative taking over of the shrine by the postcolonial state of Pakistan, which is ideologically determined to wipe out pluralistic practices in the name of modernisation. Interestingly, this study shows that, contrary to disenchantment arising from bureaucratic modernisation, rationalising claims perversely add a few more localised practices giving depth to the shrines sacred geography and make no difference to devotee numbers
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |