This paper examines the sacred space of Sufi shrines in India as dynamic sites for multifarious dialogues and relationships. By looking at the various religious, spiritual, political, and socio-cultural acts for which the courtyards of Sufi shrines become venues, I argue for an approach to these sacred spaces as dually transformative: sites that transform those who visit them, and that are in turn changed, appropriated, and co-opted by those who inhabit them. In effect, these Sufi shrines become microcosms of the cities, villages, and nations in which they are situated.
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