{"product_id":"lines-in-water-religious-boundaries-in-south-asia-9780815633198","title":"Lines in Water: Religious Boundaries in South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen asked to distinguish between different faiths, Mughal prince Dara Shikoh is said to have replied, How do you draw a line in water? Inspired by this question, the essays in this volume illustrate how ordinary people in South Asia and the diaspora negotiate their religious identities and encounters in creative, complex, and diverse ways. Taking the approach that narratives from below provide the richest insight into the dynamics of religious pluralism, the authors examine life histories, oral traditions, cartographic practices, pilgrimage rites, and devotional music and songs. Drawing on both ethnographic and historical data, they illuminate how, like lines in water, religious boundaries are dynamic, fluid, flexible, and permeable rather than permanently fixed, frozen, and inviolable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA distinct feature of the volume is its proposition of a fresh and innovative typology of boundary dynamics. Boundaries may be attractive or porous, firmly drawn or transcended. Attractive boundaries invite confluence while affirming the differences between self and other, whereas permeable boundaries facilitate exchanges that create new identities and in turn form new lines. Although people may recognize the significance of religious borders, they can choose to transcend them. Throughout this volume, the authors highlight the fascinating range of South Asian religious and cultural traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliza Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.37w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815633198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliza F. Kent\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of religion at Colgate University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eConverting Women: Gender and Christianity in Colonial South India, \u003c\/i\u003e which received the \u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003eAward for Outstanding Academic Title of 2004. Her articles have appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003eWorldviews\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTazim R. Kassam\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSongs of Wisdom and Circles of Dance: Hymns of the Satpanth Ismaili Saint, Pir Shams\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eGinans: Texts and Contexts. Essays on Ismaili Hymns from South Asia in Honor of Zawahir Moir.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40191903989875,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":47.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_222e94ba-0b63-4762-b6e9-615ee55ff693.jpg?v=1655906901","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/lines-in-water-religious-boundaries-in-south-asia-9780815633198","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}