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

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

Anand Vivek Taneja

336 pages paperback 2017

3 editions

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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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