Yousuf Saeed lectures at Heidelberg on India's Popular Islam (24 Nov. 2008)

Nov 24, 2008 - South Asia Institute, Im Neuenheimer Feld 330, Room Z10, 6.15 to 7.45 pm

Lecture by Yousuf Saeed: “Stereotypes of Muslim Piety in India’s Popular Calendar Art and Cinema”

by Iris Mucha — last modified Nov 14, 2008 05:53 AM

The talk is a presentation featuring a collection of popular religious posters/ images used by South Asian Muslims, reflecting various syncretic or plural themes and symbolism, including flows between Hindu and Muslim iconography and devotional practices.

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India's Popular Islam: a presentation in Vienna

India's Popular Islam: A Film Presentation & Discussion with Yousuf Saeed on Nov 28, 2008, at Vienna, Ausria
proLoka, Talaash and the Institute for South Asia, Tibet and Buddhism Studies in Vienna invite you to a film presentation and discussion round to the topic of „India’s Popular Islam“ by Indian film maker Yousuf Saeed, who agreed to come to Vienna for this special occasion.
Date: 28.11.2008,
Venue: Institut fuer Südasien, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde,
Spitalgasse 2, Eingang 2.7, 1090 Vienna.
The entry is free, the invitation card can be found here.