Gender, sainthood, & everyday practice in South Asian Shi'ism / Karen G. Ruffle.

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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Main Author: Ruffle, Karen G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2011.
Series:Islamic civilization & Muslim networks.
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