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- Title
A Drama of Saintly Devotion: Performing Ecstasy and Status at the Shaam-e-Qalandar Festival in Pakistan.
- Authors
Jaffer, Amen
- Abstract
The article analyzes the dynamics of the dhamal ritual at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in contemporary Pakistan. Topics discussed include what Qalandar symbolizes for Pakistanis, according to the author, explanation on the urs festival, the annual death anniversary of a Sufi saint, and notion prevalent in many quarters of Pakistan's media and rational discourse about Qalander festivals.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; RITES &; ceremonies; QALANDAR Lal Shahbaz, 1177-1274; MUSLIM saints; FESTIVALS; MANNERS &; customs
- Publication
TDR: The Drama Review (MIT Press), 2018, Vol 62, Issue 4, p23
- ISSN
1054-2043
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1162/dram_a_00791