{"product_id":"lines-in-water-eliza-kent-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 F. Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081563319X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815633198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Eliza F. Kent","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926474031359,"sku":"9780815633198","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b48276a5-c5e0-4a08-a09b-4879046d278d.jpg?v=1681083272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lines-in-water-eliza-kent-9780815633198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}