Interpreting the sindhi world: essays on society and history

This book seeks to unite the wide community of scholars who work on Sindh andwith Sindhis. It includes work on all geographic regions in which Sindhis live (i.e., Pakistan, India and the diaspora) to describe the diversity of Sindh's 'voices.' It raises questions about how these voices are socially and historically defined and how they contribute to the world's globalization. INDICE: Introduction (Boivin & Cook); 1.: Pithoro Pir and the Pirpanthis: Materials on a Forgotten Tradition (Boivin); 2.: The Legends of Udero Lal: Deconstructing a Cultural Icon in Sindh (Parwani); 3.: Getting Ahead or Keeping Your Head? The 'Sindhi' Migration of the 18th Century (Cook); 4.: Mobility, Territory and Authenticity: Sindhi Hindus in Kachchh, Gujarat (Ibrahim); 5.: Richard Burton's Sindh: Folklore, Syncretism and Empire (Horta); 6.: Unwanted Identities: the Sindhis of Gujarat (Kothari); 7.: Recreating Sindh: Formations of Sindhi Hindu Saint Movements in New Contexts (Ramey); 8.: The Sufi Saints of Sindhi Nationalism (Varaiik); 9.: The NGO, the Guru and the Town Study of a Sindhi Charitable Organization in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Pagani); 10.: The Function and Role of Code Switching in the Malaysian Sindhi Community (David); 11.: The Push and Pull of Displacement: The Hindu Exodus from Karachi in 1947 (Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar); Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-547719-1
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 28/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés