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S2E11: Qutb Minar and Islam in India

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History of Sufism

The ulama and the sufi saints stood for two distinct forms of religiousa s. While the ulama would recommend observance of prayer or other holy duties at regular intervals, the sufis were inclined to tolerate a greater range of ritual observances. Kumar's story of how the holiness associated with the has kirani area changed over centuries reads like a lesson in public history. It recalls the ways in which sensitive visions of alban development agencies can provoke defensive retreats into an invented sanctity associated with monuments.

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