Everyday Shi Ism In South Asia

Author : Karen G. Ruffle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781119357148

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Everyday Shi'ism in South Asia by Karen G. Ruffle Pdf

The first textbook to focus on the history of lived Shi'ism in South Asia Everyday Shi'ism in South Asia is an introduction to the everyday life and cultural memory of Shi’i women and men, focusing on the religious worlds of both individuals and communities at particular historical moments and places in the Indian subcontinent. Author Karen Ruffle draws upon an array primary sources, images, and ethnographic data to present topical case studies offering broad snapshots Shi'i life as well as microscopic analyses of ritual practices, material objects, architectural and artistic forms, and more. Focusing exclusively on South Asian Shi'ism, an area mostly ignored by contemporary scholars who focus on the Arab lands of Iran and Iraq, the author shifts readers' analytical focus from the center of Islam to its periphery. Ruffle provides new perspectives on the diverse ways that the Shi'a intersect with not only South Asian religious culture and history, but also the wider Islamic humanistic tradition. Written for an academic audience, yet accessible to general readers, this unique resource: Explores Shi’i religious practice and the relationship between religious normativity and everyday religious life and material culture Contextualizes Muharram rituals, public performances, festivals, vow-making, and material objects and practices of South Asian Shi'a Draws from author's studies and fieldwork throughout India and Pakistan, featuring numerous color photographs Places Shi'i religious symbols, cultural values, and social systems in historical context Includes an extended survey of scholarship on South Asian Shi’ism from the seventeenth century to the present Everyday Shi'ism in South Asia is an important resource for scholars and students in disciplines including Islamic studies, South Asian studies, religious studies, anthropology, art history, material culture studies, history, and gender studies, and for English-speaking members of South Asian Shi'i communities.

Author : Karen G. Ruffle
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780807834756

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Gender, Sainthood, & Everyday Practice in South Asian Shi'ism by Karen G. Ruffle Pdf

In this study of devotional hagiographical texts and contemporary ritual performances of the Shi'a of Hyderabad, India, Karen Ruffle demonstrates how traditions of sainthood and localized cultural values shape gender roles. Ruffle focuses on the annual mo

Author : Justin Jones,Ali Usman Qasmi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107108905

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The Shi‘a in Modern South Asia by Justin Jones,Ali Usman Qasmi Pdf

""Explores various Shi'i communities across South Asia, revealing the many forms of Shi'i religion within this important region, and examining the responses of these communities to the many transformations of the modern world"--Provided by publisher"--

Author : Diane P. Mines,Sarah Lamb
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0253215218

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Everyday Life in South Asia by Diane P. Mines,Sarah Lamb Pdf

A lively and informative introduction to the peoples and cultures of South Asia

Author : Ruffle
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 111935711X

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Everyday Shi'ism by Ruffle Pdf

Author : Chiara Formichi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107106123

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Islam and Asia by Chiara Formichi Pdf

An accessible, transregional exploration of how Islam and Asia have shaped each other's histories, societies and cultures from the seventh century to today.

Author : Najam Haider
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107031432

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Shi'i Islam by Najam Haider Pdf

This book examines the development of Shi'i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory.

Author : Andreas Rieck
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190240967

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The Shias of Pakistan by Andreas Rieck Pdf

Historical background -- Shias and the Pakistan movement -- Shias in Pakistan until 1958 -- The Ayub Khan era, 1958-1968 -- The Yahya Khan and Bhutto era, 1969-1977 -- The Zia-ul-Haqq era, 1977-1988 -- The interim democratic decade, 1988-1999 -- The Musharraf and Zardari eras, 2000-2013.

Author : Ingvild Flaskerud
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781441149077

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Visualizing Belief and Piety in Iranian Shiism by Ingvild Flaskerud Pdf

Unique study which offers new perspectives on contemporary Islamic iconography And The use of imageries in ritual contexts.

Author : Khairudin Aljunied
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781474408905

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Muslim Cosmopolitanism by Khairudin Aljunied Pdf

Cosmopolitan ideals and pluralist tendencies have been employed creatively and adapted carefully by Muslim individuals, societies and institutions in modern Southeast Asia to produce the necessary contexts for mutual tolerance and shared respect between and within different groups in society. Organised around six key themes that interweave the connected histories of three countries in Southeast Asia - Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia - this book shows the ways in which historical actors have promoted better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims in the region. Case studies from across these countries of the Malay world take in the rise of the network society in the region in the 1970s up until the early 21st century, providing a panoramic view of Muslim cosmopolitan practices, outlook and visions in the region.

Author : Francesca Orsini,Katherine Butler Schofield
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781783741021

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Tellings and Texts by Francesca Orsini,Katherine Butler Schofield Pdf

Examining materials from early modern and contemporary North India and Pakistan, Tellings and Texts brings together seventeen first-rate papers on the relations between written and oral texts, their performance, and the musical traditions these performances have entailed. The contributions from some of the best scholars in the field cover a wide range of literary genres and social and cultural contexts across the region. The texts and practices are contextualized in relation to the broader social and political background in which they emerged, showing how religious affiliations, caste dynamics and political concerns played a role in shaping social identities as well as aesthetic sensibilities. By doing so this book sheds light into theoretical issues of more general significance, such as textual versus oral norms; the features of oral performance and improvisation; the role of the text in performance; the aesthetics and social dimension of performance; the significance of space in performance history and important considerations on repertoires of story-telling. The book also contains links to audio files of some of the works discussed in the text. Tellings and Texts is essential reading for anyone with an interest in South Asian culture and, more generally, in the theory and practice of oral literature, performance and story-telling.

Author : Kamran Scot Aghaie
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780292784444

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The Women of Karbala by Kamran Scot Aghaie Pdf

Commemorating the Battle of Karbala, in which the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hosayn and seventy-two of his family members and supporters were martyred in 680 CE, is the central religious observance of Shi'i Islam. Though much has been written about the rituals that reenact and venerate Karbala, until now no one has studied women's participation in these observances. This collection of original essays by a multidisciplinary team of scholars analyzes the diverse roles that women have played in the Karbala rituals, as well as the varied ways in which gender-coded symbols have been used within religious and political discourses. The contributors to this volume consider women as participants in and observers of the Karbala rituals in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, India, Pakistan, and the United States. They find that women's experiences in the Shi'i rituals vary considerably from one community to another, based on regional customs, personal preferences, religious interpretations, popular culture, and socioeconomic background. The authors also examine the gender symbolism within the rituals, showing how it reinforces distinctions between the genders while it also highlights the centrality of women to the symbolic repertory of Shi'ism. Overall, the authors conclude that while Shi'i rituals and symbols have in some ways been used to restrict women's social roles, in other ways they have served to provide women with a sense of independence and empowerment.

Author : D. Pinault
Publisher : Springer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137047656

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Horse of Karbala by D. Pinault Pdf

Horse of Karbala is a study of Muharram rituals and interfaith relations in three locations in India: Ladakh, Darjeeling, and Hyderabad. These rituals commemorate an event of vital importance to Shia Muslims: the seventh-century death of the Imam Husain, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the battlefield of Karbala in Iraq. Pinault examines three different forms of ritual commemoration of Husain's death - poetry-recital and self-flagellation in Hyderabad; stick-fighting in Darjeeling; and the 'Horse of Karbala' procession, in which a stallion representing the mount ridden in battle by Husain is made the center of a public parade in Ladakh and other Indian localities. The book looks at how publicly staged rituals serve to mediate communal relations: in Hyderabad and Darjeeling, between Muslim and Hindu populations; in Ladakh, between Muslims and Buddhists. Attention is also given to controversies within Muslim communities over issues related to Muharram such as the belief in intercession by the Karbala Martyrs on behalf of individual believers.

Author : Justin Jones
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139501231

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Shi'a Islam in Colonial India by Justin Jones Pdf

Interest in Shi'a Islam has increased greatly in recent years, although Shi'ism in the Indian subcontinent has remained largely underexplored. Focusing on the influential Shi'a minority of Lucknow and the United Provinces, a region that was largely under Shi'a rule until 1856, this book traces the history of Indian Shi'ism through the colonial period toward independence in 1947. Drawing on a range of new sources, including religious writing, polemical literature and clerical biography, it assesses seminal developments including the growth of Shi'a religious activism, madrasa education, missionary activity, ritual innovation and the politicization of the Shi'a community. As a consequence of these significant religious and social transformations, a Shi'a sectarian identity developed that existed in separation from rather than in interaction with its Sunni counterparts. In this way the painful birth of modern sectarianism was initiated, the consequences of which are very much alive in South Asia today.

Author : Jonah Blank
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226836416

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Mullahs on the Mainframe by Jonah Blank Pdf

In Jonah Blank's important, myth-shattering book, the West gets its first look at the Daudi Bohras, a unique Muslim denomination who have found the core of their religious beliefs largely compatible with modern ideology. Combining orthodox Muslim prayer, dress, and practice with secular education, relative gender equality, and Internet use, this community serves as a surprising reminder that the central values of "modernity" are hardly limited to the West.