03599nam 2200757Ia 450 991095743530332120200520144314.0979-88-908856-8-5979-88-9313-440-71-4696-0298-90-8078-7797-2(CKB)2560000000079301(EBL)834233(OCoLC)772844963(SSID)ssj0000589758(PQKBManifestationID)11410319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000589758(PQKBWorkID)10657284(PQKB)10691272(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245923(OCoLC)778434408(MdBmJHUP)muse23513(Au-PeEL)EBL834233(CaPaEBR)ebr10524370(CaONFJC)MIL929471(Perlego)539380(MiAaPQ)EBC834233(EXLCZ)99256000000007930120110104d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGender, sainthood, & everyday practice in South Asian Shi'ism /Karen G. Ruffle1st ed.Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20111 online resource (240 p.)Islamic civilization & Muslim networksDescription based upon print version of record.1-4696-1371-9 0-8078-3475-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes on Transliteration; INTRODUCTION; 1 SAINTS ARE "REAL" PEOPLE: Imitable Sainthood in Shi'ism; 2 GOD'S STRONG WOMEN: Female & Feminine in Shi'i Sainthood; 3 THE SADDEST STORY EVER TOLD: Translating Karbala through Feminine Voices & Emotions into a Deccani Shi'i Idiom; 4 A BRIDE OF ONE NIGHT, A WIDOW FOREVER: Text & Ritual Performance in the Constitution of an Idealized South Asian Shi'i Selfhood; 5 WHO COULD MARRY AT A TIME LIKE THIS?: Debating the Mehndī kī Majlis in Hyderabad; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZNotesBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZIn 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 mourning assemblies held on 7 Muharram to commemorate the battlefield wedding of Fatimah Kubra and her warrior-bridegroom Qasem, who was martyred at the battle of Karbala, Iraq, in 680 C.E. before their wedding was consummated.Ruffle argues that hagiography, an important textual tradition in Islam, plays a dynamic role in constructing thIslamic civilization & Muslim networks.Gender, sainthood, and everyday practice in South Asian Shi'ismShiahIndiaShiahCustoms and practicesReligious lifeShiahWomen in IslamIndiaLucknow (India)Religious life and customsShiahShiahCustoms and practices.Religious lifeShiah.Women in Islam297.5/7082095484Ruffle Karen G1833532MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957435303321Gender, sainthood, & everyday practice in South Asian Shi'ism4408408UNINA