Hindu-Muslim Syncretic Shrines and CommunitiesMittal Publications, 2002 - 344 pages Study with reference to Marathwada, India. |
Contents
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The Case Studies | 35 |
Akola | 52 |
Amravati | 57 |
Aurangabad | 67 |
Beed | 89 |
Bhandara | 96 |
Nandurbar | 210 |
Nashik | 215 |
Osmanabad | 221 |
Parbhani | 229 |
Pune | 237 |
Raigad | 249 |
Ratnagiri | 254 |
Sangli | 259 |
Buldhana | 105 |
Chandrapur | 113 |
Dhule | 122 |
Gadhchiroli | 130 |
Gondia | 137 |
Hingoli | 147 |
Jalgaon | 155 |
Jalna | 170 |
Kolhapur | 175 |
Latur | 185 |
Nagpur | 192 |
Nanded | 202 |
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agarbatti Ahmadnagar district annual urs asking boons Aurangzeb Baba is located Baba's dargah belonging Brahmin caste Chandshahwali chillah Chisti City coconuts constructed Dalit dargah dargah is located dargah of Hazrat dargah of Syed deities devotees Dhangar district dome faiths faqirs front Ghauz Pak grave Hazrat Syed hereditary mujawar Hindu Hinduism Hindus and Muslims India Islam Kanifnath kawali Khwaja Kolhapur langar large number Maharashtra mannat Maratha Maruti masjid mazar Muhammad Muhrram mujawar murid Muslims mussafirkhana mutton and chicken Nagnath Nature non-vegetarian organised Paithan panja pay their obeisance permitted inside Pir Baba religion religious residence roof Saheb Sailani Baba sandal is taken sawaris Shah Baba Sheikh Farid shrine side single turbat stay structure Sufi sweets syncretic syncretic shrines Tajuddin Baba Taluka tazias Thursdays and Fridays Township tree turbat turbat is placed usually offered village visit the dargah visit the shrine women worship Yatra
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Page 11 - Hinduism, as a faith, is vague, amorphous, many-sided, all things to all men. It is hardly possible to define it, or indeed to say definitely whether it is a religion or not, in the usual sense of the word.
Page 10 - The mystic call is as a rule the result of an inner rebellion of the conscience against social injustices, not only those of others but primarily and particularly against one's own faults: with a desire intensified by inner purification to find God at any price.
Page 10 - to denote the practice of wearing a woollen robe - hence the act of devoting oneself to the mystic life' (Gibb and Kramers 1961: 579).
Page 7 - The essential dogma of Islam is belief in the absolute unity of Allah, the creator of the world, who neither begot nor was begotten and whom nothing resembles. Allah causes all the actions of men as well as every happening in the world according to his eternal predestination. At the same time men are capable of free actions, for which they are rewarded or punished. Among the prophets accredited by miracles the last and most eminent was Mohammad".
Page 6 - An attempt to sink differences and effect union between sects of philosophical schools — Thus it conveys strategy to contain conflict and promote tolerance.' Asad (1983) tries to link syncretism to the growth of the concept of 'natural religion' — a belief in and worship of a supernatural power which is found among all human beings. THE CONCEPT OF ISLAM When dealing with the Hindu-Muslim syncretism, it is imperative that we briefly touch upon the concept of Islam and Hinduism. Steatite (as cited...
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Gujarat Unknown: Hindu-Muslim Syncretism and Humanistic Forays J. J. Roy Burman Limited preview - 2005 |