Sufi Shrines and the Pakistani State

After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Sufi shrines became highly contested. Considered deviant and `un-Islamic'', they soon fell under government control as part of a state-led strategy to create an `official'', more unified, Islamic identity. This book, the first to address the political history of Sufi shrines in Pakistan, explores the various ways in which the postcolonial state went about co...