Reliving Karbala : martyrdom in South Asian memory /

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In 680 CE, the prophet Muhammad's grandson, Husain, led a small band of followers in rebellion against the caliph, Yazid. Husain & his followers were slain at Karbala leading to the split between Sunni & Shiite Muslims. This book traces the development of the story from the earliest his...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hyder, Syed Akbar
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
680
Shīʻah > India.
Karbalāʼ, Battle of, Karbalāʼ, Iraq, 680.
Shīʻah > Customs and practices.
Martyrdom.
Chiisme > Inde.
Bataille de Karbalā, Karbalā, Irak, 680.
Chiisme > Coutumes et pratiques.
Martyre.
RELIGION > Islam > Shi'a.
Martyrdom
Shīʻah
Shīʻah > Customs and practices
India
Iraq > Karbalāʼ
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Notes on Transliteration; Introduction; 1. Visions and Re-visions of Karbala; 2. Mourning in Migrant Spaces; 3. Commemorative Politics and Poetics; 4. Lyrical Martyrdom; 5. Iqbal and Karbala; 6. From Communal to Ecumenical; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; 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; Z.

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