The powerful ephemeral: everyday healing in an ambiguously Islamic place
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Berkeley, CA
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University of California Press
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South Asia across the disciplines
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Carla Bellamy
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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