LEADER 04291nam 2200781Ia 450 001 9910809976903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-89024-0 010 $a0-8122-0252-X 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812202526 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104508 035 $a(OCoLC)802049500 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10576034 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000737770 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11378488 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737770 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10784176 035 $a(PQKB)10215871 035 $a(OCoLC)606935207 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19907 035 $a(DE-B1597)449110 035 $a(OCoLC)1013938577 035 $a(OCoLC)1037979778 035 $a(OCoLC)1041926463 035 $a(OCoLC)1045525813 035 $a(OCoLC)1046612443 035 $a(OCoLC)1047007934 035 $a(OCoLC)979580237 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812202526 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441594 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10576034 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420274 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441594 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104508 100 $a20020614d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHosay Trinidad $eMuharram performances in an Indo--Caribbean diaspora /$fFrank J. Korom 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 305 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-3683-1 311 $a0-8122-1825-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-296) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tA Note on Orthography --$tIntroduction --$t1 Orientations and Overview --$t2 Muharram Rituals in Iran:Past and Present --$t3 The Passage of Rites to South Asia --$t4 Onward to the Caribbean --$t5 Building the Tadjah, Constructing Community --$t6 Conclusion: Maintenance and Transformation via Cultural Creolization --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tGlossary --$tBibliography --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aThe multivocalic rite known as Hosay in the Caribbean developed out of earlier practices originating in Iraq and Iran which diffused to Trinidad by way of South Asian indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean by the British from the mid-1800s to the early decades of the twentieth century. The rituals are important as a Shi'i religious observance, but they also are emblems of ethnic and national identity for Indo-Trinidadians. Frank Korom investigates the essential role of Hosay in the performance of multiple identities by historically and ethnographically situating the event in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Caribbean contexts. Hosay Trinidad: Muharram Performances in an Indo-Caribbean Diaspora is the first detailed historical and ethnographic study of Islamic muharram rituals performed on the island of Trinidad.Korom's central argument is that the annual rite is a polyphonic discourse that is best understood by employing multiple levels of interpretation. On the symbolic level the observance provides esoteric meaning to a small community of Indo-Trinidadian Muslims. On another level, it is perceived to be representative of "transplanted" Indian culture as a whole. Finally, the rituals are becoming emblematic of Trinidad's polyethnic population. Addressing strategies used to resist integration and assimilation, Hosay Trinidad is engaged with theories concerning the notion of cultural creolization in the Caribbean as well as in the general study of global diasporas. 606 $aTenth of Muharram 606 $aShiah$xCustoms and practices 606 $aShiah$zTrinidad and Tobago 606 $aMuslims$zTrinidad and Tobago 607 $aTrinidad and Tobago$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aTenth of Muharram. 615 0$aShiah$xCustoms and practices. 615 0$aShiah 615 0$aMuslims 676 $a297.3/6 700 $aKorom$b Frank J$01686893 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809976903321 996 $aHosay Trinidad$94102447 997 $aUNINA