Gender, sainthood, & everyday practice in South Asian Shi'ism /
This study of devotional hagiographical texts and contemporary ritual performances of the Shi'a of Hyderabad, India demonstrates how traditions of sainthood and localised cultural values shape gender roles. The author focuses on the annual mourning assemblies held to commemorate the battlefield...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2011
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| Series: | Islamic civilization & Muslim networks.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This study of devotional hagiographical texts and contemporary ritual performances of the Shi'a of Hyderabad, India demonstrates how traditions of sainthood and localised cultural values shape gender roles. The author focuses on the annual mourning assemblies held to commemorate the battlefield wedding of Fatimah Kubra and her warrior-bridegroom Qasem, martyred in battle before their marriage was consummated. She argues that hagiography, an important textual tradition in Islam, plays a dynamic role in constructing the memory, piety, and social sensibilities of a Shi'i community. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807877975 0807877972 9781469602981 1469602989 |
