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Gender, Sainthood, and Everyday Practice in South Asian Shi'ism /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |