Barta Zoltán: Szentkultusz Pakisztánban, Pandzsáb iszlám szentélyei
It is a well-known fact that there are three main factions in Islam: the Sunnis, the Shiites and the Harijites, but throughout its history, smaller groups have splintered off from each of these three denominations and created their own entities. The study focuses on the cult of the sacred found in Islam and Christianity. In this article, an emphasis is placed on particular and highly unusual religious phenomena in Pakistan, which, despite following a Sunni branch of Islam, is a leading country of practicing of the cult and worship of the sacred people, Muslim saints. It is a country where the two main branches of Islam have lived in relative peace so far. Nonetheless the emergence of Islamic extremism has led to an increasing number of bloody attacks mentioned in the world press. The study places the issue of saint worship into the context of the history of Islam in Pakistan and briefly examines the coexistence of the two main branches of Islam in the country in relation to the worship of the Muslim saints.
Keywords: Pakistan, Islam, holy cult, Punjab, Sunni
