Examines how the ancient customs of constructing and keeping a house formed a sacred bond between homes and their inhabitants Shares many tales of house spirits, from cajoling the local land spirit into becoming one's house spirit to the good and bad luck bestowed by mischievous…
Examines how the ancient customs of constructing and keeping a house formed a sacred bond between homes and their inhabitants.
'An energy, a pulse form of quantum physics perhaps, alive at the margins of sleep or madness, and more often in the whispering of a single unwelcome thought.'-The Economist. According to Islamic tradition, Allah created three types of beings: angels, made of light; humans, mad…
'An energy, a pulse form of quantum physics perhaps, alive at the margins of sleep or madness, and more often in the whispering of a single unwelcome thought.'-The Economist. According to Islamic tradition, Allah created three types of beings: angels, made of light; humans, mad…
"Ovo je priča o vremenu krize, vremenu van vremena koje mi nazivamo vremenom čudnovatosti, a koje je potrajalo dve godine, osam meseci i dvadeset osam noći, to jest hiljadu noći i još jednu pride. I da, živeli smo još hiljadu godina od tih dana, ali nas je to vreme zauvek izmeni…
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 state. At a time when a Hindu ri…
Introduction : walking away from the theater of history -- Jinnealogy : archival amnesia and Islamic theology in post-partition Delhi -- Saintly visions : the ethics of elsewhen -- Strange(r)ness -- Desiring women -- Translation -- Stones, snakes, and saints : remembering the va…
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 state. At a time when a Hindu ri…