Gender, Sainthood, and Everyday Practice in South Asian Shi'ism

by Karen G. Ruffle, Karen G Ruffle, Karen G. Ruffle

Book Overview

In 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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469613719
• ISBN13: 9781469613710
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"