The festival of Pirs : popular Islam and shared devotion in South India / Afsar Mohammad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mohammad, Afsar, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim saints--Cult--India--Andhra Pradesh.

Muslim saints.

Islamic shrines--India--Andhra Pradesh.

Islamic shrines.

Islam--India--Andhra Pradesh.

Islam.

Andhra Pradesh (India)--Religious life and customs.

Andhra Pradesh (India).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

The Festival of Pīrs is an ethnographic study of the religious life of the village of Gugudu in Andhra Pradesh. It focuses on the public event of Muharram, which is practiced by urban Shi'i communities across South Asia, but takes on a strikingly different color in Gugudu because of the central place of a local pir, or saint, called Kullayappa. As with many villages in South India, Gugudu is mostly populated by non-Muslims, yet Muslim rituals and practices play a crucial role in its devotion. Afsar Mohammad explores how the diverse religious life in the village of Gugudu expands our notions of devotion to the martyrs of Karbala, not only in this particular village but also in the wider world.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER 1 Gugudu: The Emergence of a Shared Devotional Space""; ""CHAPTER 2 The Pīr with a Cap: Narrating Kullayappa""; ""CHAPTER 3 Kullayappa and the Public Rituals of Muharram""; ""CHAPTER 4 Faqīri: Practicing Temporary Asceticism""; ""CHAPTER 5 Debating Rituals: The Politics of “True� Islam""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""F""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""Z""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""

""F""""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 25, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-999760-8

OCLC:

859536763