Conversions and shifting identities: ramdev pir and the islamic in Rajasthan
Khan, Dominique-Sila
Conversions and shifting identities: ramdev pir and the islamic in Rajasthan - New Delhi Manohar 2003 - 294p.
Using a combination of ethnographic data based on the description of shrines and rituals and of popular literature, this book seeks to investigate Hindu 'folk' traditions in Rajasthan, where the presence of Muslim elements is conspicuous. The author reaches the conclusion that the followers of these cults had originally been converted to Ismailism during the 13th and 14th centuries by missionaries acting under the direction of the central Ismaili dawa in the Multan region.
9788173044892
Ethnology
305.609544 KHA
Conversions and shifting identities: ramdev pir and the islamic in Rajasthan - New Delhi Manohar 2003 - 294p.
Using a combination of ethnographic data based on the description of shrines and rituals and of popular literature, this book seeks to investigate Hindu 'folk' traditions in Rajasthan, where the presence of Muslim elements is conspicuous. The author reaches the conclusion that the followers of these cults had originally been converted to Ismailism during the 13th and 14th centuries by missionaries acting under the direction of the central Ismaili dawa in the Multan region.
9788173044892
Ethnology
305.609544 KHA