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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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
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