Partners of Zaynab: A Gendered Perspective of Shia Muslim Faith

by Diane D'Souza

How do pious Shia Muslim women nurture and sustain their religious lives? How do their experiences and beliefs differ from or overlap with those of men? What do gender-based religious roles and interactions reveal about the Shia Muslim faith? In Partners of Zaynab, Diane D'Souza presents a rich ethnography of urban Shia women in India, exploring women's devotional lives through the lens of religious narrative, sacred space, ritual performance,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611173779
• ISBN13: 9781611173772
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"