Inter-religious relations in India are notoriously fraught, not infrequently erupting into violence. This book looks at a place where the conditions for religious conflict are present, but active conflict is absent. Bigelow focuses on a Muslim majority Punjab town (Malkerkotla) where both during the Partition and subsequently there has been no inter-religious violence. Bigelow explores the complicated history of the region, going back to its foundation by a Sufi saint in the fifteenth century. Combining archival and interview material, sheaccounts for how the community's idealized identity as a place of peace is realized on the ground through a variety of strategies. INDICE: List of Figures Preface Introduction 1.: The Saint: Shaikh Sadruddin Sadri Jahan
- ISBN: 978-0-19-536823-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 328
- Fecha Publicación: 04/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés