The religious identity of the Hazaras of Afghanistan and modern day Pakistan

‘The religious identity of the Hazaras of Afghanistan and modern day Pakistan’ investigates how the Afghani Hazara tribe came into existence, adopted a branch of Islam that differed from the majority of Afghanis and the consequences of that religious adherence. Through the discussion of a history of religious and ethnic persecution in Afghanistan I show how the Hazaras have developed a strong unified sense of identity rooted in their shared ethnicity and religion. Their sense of identity is found and developed as they recognise their difference to others around them, namely the Sunni Pushtons. Their religious and ethnic unity is demonstrated in the way that migrant Hazaras in Pakistan use physical space for their religious expression. Through the sacralising of scared spaces the Hazaras demonstrate that their presence is legitimate in this foreign land as a minority ethnic and religious group.

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

MTh(R)

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Glasgow

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Creasy, Jennifer Ruth

• HT Communities. Classes. Races
• BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc

Language dc:language

en