Jinnealogy: Time, Islam, and Ecological Thought in the Medieval Ruins of Delhi by Anand Vivek Taneja

Jinnealogy: Time, Islam, and Ecological Thought in the Medieval Ruins of Delhi

South Asia in Motion

Anand Vivek Taneja

336 pages first pub 2017 (view editions)

nonfiction religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In the ruins of a medieval palace in Delhi, a unique phenomenon occurs: Indians of all castes and creeds meet to socialize and ask the spirits for help. The spirits they entreat are Islamic jinns, and they write out requests as if petitioning the ...

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