Inter-religious Practices and Saint Veneration in the Muslim World

Inter-religious Practices and Saint Veneration in the Muslim World
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9781000985962
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Book Synopsis Inter-religious Practices and Saint Veneration in the Muslim World by : Michel Boivin

Download or read book Inter-religious Practices and Saint Veneration in the Muslim World written by Michel Boivin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inter-religious Practices and Saint Veneration in the Muslim World studies the immortal saint Khidr/Khizr, a mysterious prophet and popular multi-religious figure and Sufi master venerated across the Muslim world. Focusing on the religious figure of Khidr/Khizr and the practice of religion from Middle East to South Asia, the chapters offer a multi-disciplinary analysis. The book addresses the plurality in the interpretation of Khizr and underlines the unique character of the figure, whose main characteristics are kept by Muslims, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs. Chapters examine vernacular Islamic piety and intercommunal religious practices and highlight the multiples ways through which Khidr/Khizr allows a conversation between different religious cultures. Furthermore, Khidr/Khizr is a most significant case study for deciphering the complex dialectic between the universal and the local. The contributors also argue that Khidr/Khizr played a leading role in the process of translating a religious tradition into the other, in incorporating him through an association with other sacred characters. Bringing together the different worship practices in countries with a very different cultural and religious background, the study includes research from the Balkans to the Punjabs in Pakistan and in India. It will be of interest to researchers in History, Anthropology, Sociology, Comparative Religious Studies, History of Religion, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, South Asian Studies and Southeast European Studies.


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