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The violent partitioning of British India along religious lines and communalist aggression have compelled Indian citizens to contend with the notion that an exclusive, fixed religious identity is fundamental to selfhood. This title traces the long-term healing processes of Muslim and Hindu devotees of a complex of dargahs in northwestern India.

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"One of the best books on possession healing to appear, [and] on the construction of local religious culture in India." -- Frederick M. Smith, University of Iowa Religious Studies Review

The Powerful Ephemeral

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 05/08/2011
      ISBN13: 9780520262812, 978-0520262812
      ISBN10: 0520262816
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The violent partitioning of British India along religious lines and communalist aggression have compelled Indian citizens to contend with the notion that an exclusive, fixed religious identity is fundamental to selfhood. This title traces the long-term healing processes of Muslim and Hindu devotees of a complex of dargahs in northwestern India.

      Trade Review
      "One of the best books on possession healing to appear, [and] on the construction of local religious culture in India." -- Frederick M. Smith, University of Iowa Religious Studies Review

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