The powerful ephemeral: everyday healing in an ambiguously Islamic place
Berkeley, CA
University of California Press
South Asia across the disciplines
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carla Bellamy
Introduction. Ambiguity: Husain Tekri and Indian dargah culture -- Place: the making of a pilgrimage and a pilgrimage center -- People: the tale of the four virtuous women -- Absence: loban, volunteerism, and abundance -- Presence: the work and the workings of haziri -- Personae: transgression, otherness, cosmopolitanism, and kinship -- Conclusion: The powerful ephemeral: dargah culture in contemporary India