Sacred Spaces and Expressive Bodies: At the Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar

The shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar is located in the rural city of Sehwan in Sindh, Pakistan. Sehwan is a site of pilgrimage for thousands of devotees at the annual festival known as urs, spanning three days to commemorate the death anniversary of the saint. Men, women, and transgender pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mokhtar, Shehram
Other Authors: Sen, Biswarup
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12956