Partners Of Zaynab

Author : Diane D’Souza
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611173787
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Partners of Zaynab written by Diane D’Souza and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, leadership, and iconic symbols. Religious scholars have tended to devalue women's religious expressions, confining them to the periphery of a male-centered ritual world. This viewpoint often assumes that women's ritual behaviors are the unsophisticated product of limited education and experience and even a less developed female nature. By illuminating vibrant female narratives within Shia religious teachings, the fascinating history of a shrine led by women, the contemporary lives of dynamic female preachers, and women's popular prayers and rituals of petition, Partners of Zaynab demonstrates that the religious lives of women are not a flawed approximation of male-defined norms and behaviors, but a vigorous, authentic affirmation of faith within the religious mainstream. D'Souza questions the distinction between normative and popular religious behavior, arguing that such a categorization not only isolates and devalues female ritual expressions, but also weakens our understanding of religion as a whole. Partners of Zaynab offers a compelling glimpse of Muslim faith and practice and a more complete understanding of the interplay of gender within Shia Islam.

Author : Matthew Pierce
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674737075
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twelve Infallible Men written by Matthew Pierce and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tenth century Shiˀa scholars assembled accounts of twelve imams’ lives, portraying them as miracle workers who were betrayed. These biographies invoked shared cultural memories, shaped communal responses and ritual practices of mourning, and inspired Shiˀa identity and religious imagination for centuries to come, Matthew Pierce shows.

Author : Yafa Shanneik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009034685
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Resistance in Islam written by Yafa Shanneik and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining different forms of resistance among Shi'i women in the Middle East and Europe, this book studies the performance of sectarian and gender power relations as expressed in Shi'i ritual practices. It provides a new transnational approach to researching gender agency in contemporary Islamic movements in both the Middle East and Europe.

Author : Jafar Ahmad
Publisher : ICAS Press
ISBN 13 : 1907905472
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies written by Jafar Ahmad and published by ICAS Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies is organised by the Research and Publications Department of The Islamic College, London. The conference aims to provide a broad platform for scholars working in the field of Shi‘i Studies to present their latest research and to explore diverse opinions on Shi‘i thought, practice, and heritage. This book comprises a selection of papers from the fourth conference held on 5-6 May 2018.

Author : Laura Hamer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040093140
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership written by Laura Hamer and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership: The Nineteenth Century and Beyond provides a comprehensive exploration of women’s participation in musical leadership from the nineteenth century to the present. Global in scope, with contributors from over thirty countries, this book reveals the wide range of ways in which women have taken leadership roles across musical genres and contexts, uncovers new histories, and considers the challenges that women continue to face. The volume addresses timely issues in the era of movements such as #MeToo, digital feminisms, and the resurgent global feminist movements. Its multidisciplinary chapters represent a wide range of methodologies, with historical musicology, models drawn from ethnomusicology, analysis, philosophy, cultural studies, and practice research all informing the book. Including almost fifty chapters written by both researchers and practitioners in the field, it covers themes including: Historical Perspectives Conductors and Impresarios Women’s Practices in Music Education Performance and the Music Industries Faith and Spirituality: Worship and Sacred Musical Practices Advocacy: Collectives and Grass-Roots Activism The Routledge Companion to Women and Musical Leadership: The Nineteenth Century and Beyond draws together both new perspectives from early career researchers and contributions from established world-leading scholars. It promotes academic-practitioner dialogue by bringing contributions from both fields together, represents alternative models of women in musical leadership, celebrates the work done by women leaders, and shows how women challenge accepted notions of gendered roles. Offering a comprehensive overview of the varied forms of women’s musical leadership, this volume is a vital resource for all scholars of women in music, as well as professionals in the music industries and music education today.

Author : Oliver Leaman
Publisher : ICAS Press
ISBN 13 : 1907905405
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the First Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies written by Oliver Leaman and published by ICAS Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies is organised by the Research and Publications Department of The Islamic College, London. The conference aims to provide a broad platform for scholars working in the field of Shi‘i Studies to present their latest research and to explore diverse opinions on Shi‘i thought, practice, and heritage. This book comprises a selection of papers from the first conference held on 9–10 May 2015. Themed ‘Shi‘i Studies: Past and Present’, the conference focused on the study of Shi‘ism from the seminary to academia.

Author : Elizabeth Warnock Fernea
Publisher : Austin : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women and the Family in the Middle East written by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea and published by Austin : University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old culture investigated from a new perspective of Feminism in relation to the traditional values of Islam. -- Amazon.com.

Author : Karen G. Ruffle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119357144
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Shi'ism in South Asia written by Karen G. Ruffle and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first textbook to focus on the history of lived Shi'ism in South Asia Everyday Shi'ism in South Asia is an introduction to the everyday life and cultural memory of Shi’i women and men, focusing on the religious worlds of both individuals and communities at particular historical moments and places in the Indian subcontinent. Author Karen Ruffle draws upon an array primary sources, images, and ethnographic data to present topical case studies offering broad snapshots Shi'i life as well as microscopic analyses of ritual practices, material objects, architectural and artistic forms, and more. Focusing exclusively on South Asian Shi'ism, an area mostly ignored by contemporary scholars who focus on the Arab lands of Iran and Iraq, the author shifts readers' analytical focus from the center of Islam to its periphery. Ruffle provides new perspectives on the diverse ways that the Shi'a intersect with not only South Asian religious culture and history, but also the wider Islamic humanistic tradition. Written for an academic audience, yet accessible to general readers, this unique resource: Explores Shi’i religious practice and the relationship between religious normativity and everyday religious life and material culture Contextualizes Muharram rituals, public performances, festivals, vow-making, and material objects and practices of South Asian Shi'a Draws from author's studies and fieldwork throughout India and Pakistan, featuring numerous color photographs Places Shi'i religious symbols, cultural values, and social systems in historical context Includes an extended survey of scholarship on South Asian Shi’ism from the seventeenth century to the present Everyday Shi'ism in South Asia is an important resource for scholars and students in disciplines including Islamic studies, South Asian studies, religious studies, anthropology, art history, material culture studies, history, and gender studies, and for English-speaking members of South Asian Shi'i communities.

Author : Henry Corbin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136142428
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temple & Contemplation written by Henry Corbin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1986. This volume brings together five lectures which were originally delivered at different sessions of the famous Eranos Conferences in Ascona, Switzerland. Henry Corbin himself had outlined the plan for this book, whose title suggests that these diverse studies converge on a common spiritual centre.

Author : S. A. Chakraborty
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062678159
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kingdom of Copper written by S. A. Chakraborty and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass—"the best adult fantasy I’ve read since The Name of the Wind" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir)—conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters run deep with old magic; where blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom. Nahri’s life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad—and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there. Now, with Daevabad entrenched in the dark aftermath of a devastating battle, Nahri must forge a new path for herself. But even as she embraces her heritage and the power it holds, she knows she’s been trapped in a gilded cage, watched by a king who rules from the throne that once belonged to her family—and one misstep will doom her tribe.. Meanwhile, Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father. Hunted by assassins, adrift on the unforgiving copper sands of his ancestral land, he is forced to rely on the frightening abilities the marid—the unpredictable water spirits—have gifted him. But in doing so, he threatens to unearth a terrible secret his family has long kept buried. And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad's towering brass walls for celebrations, a threat brews unseen in the desolate north. It’s a force that would bring a storm of fire straight to the city’s gates . . . and one that seeks the aid of a warrior trapped between worlds, torn between a violent duty he can never escape and a peace he fears he will never deserve.