Mullahs on the mainframe : Islam and modernity among the Daudi Bohras
Material type: TextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2001Description: viii, 408 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780226056777
- 297.822 21 BLA-M
- BP195.I8 B55 2001
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This book includes bibliographical references and index.
Part. I. Ethnography 1. Historical Background: The Roots of the Faith 2. Rituals of a Daudi Bohra Life 3. Rituals of the Daudi Bohra Year 4. Bohra Domestic Life: Kinship, Sex, and the Status of Women 5. Qasr-e Ali: The Royals Part. II. Analysis 6. Maintenance of Spiritual and Political Hegemony 7. Specifics of Orthopraxy: Dress and Economics 8. Education 9. Dissidents and Control 10. Conclusion
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