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Examines Sufi religious meanings and practices in Pakistan, and their relation to the westernising influences of modernity and the shaping of the postcolonial self. This book is of interest to scholars of Islamic studies, postcolonial studies, and anthropology.

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“Arguing Sainthood can and should be used in courses on modernity, postcolonialism, the Middle East, South Asia, and in other courses—cultural studies, religion—where Lacanian ideas are not unfamiliar.”—Michael M. J. Fischer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“This is an important book, one that is significant for the discourses of Pakistani modernity and the dilemmas it creates, the internal differentiations in Pakistani society, and the historical forces that brought them about.”—Gananath Obeyesekere, Princeton University

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      Publisher: Duke University Press
      Publication Date: 17/10/1997
      ISBN13: 9780822320265, 978-0822320265
      ISBN10: 0822320266
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines Sufi religious meanings and practices in Pakistan, and their relation to the westernising influences of modernity and the shaping of the postcolonial self. This book is of interest to scholars of Islamic studies, postcolonial studies, and anthropology.

      Trade Review
      “Arguing Sainthood can and should be used in courses on modernity, postcolonialism, the Middle East, South Asia, and in other courses—cultural studies, religion—where Lacanian ideas are not unfamiliar.”—Michael M. J. Fischer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      “This is an important book, one that is significant for the discourses of Pakistani modernity and the dilemmas it creates, the internal differentiations in Pakistani society, and the historical forces that brought them about.”—Gananath Obeyesekere, Princeton University

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