The Hindu Sufis of South Asia: Partition, Shrine Culture and the Sindhis in India

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Dr Michel Boivin

The Hindu Sufis of South Asia

Partition, Shrine Culture and the Sindhis in India

Dr Michel Boivin

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English

I.B. Tauris
05 September 2019

Asian history; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Interfaith relations; Islamic studies

Series: Library of Islamic South Asia

Within the complex religious landscape of modern India, the community of Sindh stands out as a powerful example of interfaith relations. This Hindu community moved to India and practiced Sufism following Sindh’s inclusion to Pakistan in the 1947 partition. Drawing on a close analysis of literature and poetry, interviews with key informants, and a reading of historic rituals and architectures, Michel Boivin demonstrates that this active religious minority has managed to retain its unique Hindu-Sufi identity amidst the rigidification of official religions in both India and Pakistan. Of particular significance, Boivin argues, was the creation of sacred spaces called darbars. These shrines include a religious building where the Hindu Sindhis worship Sufi saints, chant Sufi poetry and perform Sufi rituals. In looking at this vibrant community as a trans-religious culture capable of navigating the challenges of the modern nation state, this book is an important contribution to understanding the Muslim-Hindu encounter in India.

By: Dr Michel Boivin
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 531g
ISBN: 9781788315319
ISBN 10: 1788315316
Series: Library of Islamic South Asia
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 05 September 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michel Boivin is an historian and anthropologist and currently Director of the Centre for South Asian Studies at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris.

Reviews for The Hindu Sufis of South Asia: Partition, Shrine Culture and the Sindhis in India

Michel Boivin is highly established in this field of study, and this book demonstrates his adroit. An in-depth exploration of a subject that is of considerable interest to South Asian religious thought, it provides a new and complementary addition to the literature on Hinduism and Islam by examining the way religious norms and beliefs are carried across time and space, and how these can persist in what would be assumed to be unwelcoming terrain. -- Charles M. Ramsey, Baylor University, USA