Horse of Karbala Muslim Devotional Life in India
Horse of Karbala is a study of Muharram rituals and interfaith relations in three locations in India: Ladakh, Darjeeling, and Hyderabad. These rituals commemorate an event of vital importance to Shia Muslims: the seventh-century death of the Imam Husain,
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Horse of Karbala Muslim Devotional Life in India
David Pinault
Palgrave
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HORSE OF KARBALA
Copyright © David Pinault, 2001. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2001 978-0-312-21637-5
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2001 by PALGRAVE™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE™ is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin's Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd). ISBN 978-1-349-61982-5
ISBN 978-1-137-04765-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-04765-6
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pinault, David. Horse of Karbala Muslim devotional life in India / David Pinault. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Shia--lndia. 2. Religious life--Shia. 3. Shia--Customs and practices. 4. Karbala (Iraq), Battle of, 680. I. Title.
BP192.7.I4 P559 2000 296.8'2'0954--dc21
00-024005 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Acme Art, Inc. First edition: February 2001 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
For Jody with love
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Contents Preface and Acknowledgments ........................... ix Illustrations ......................................... xiii ONE
Initiation: Hyderabad, 1989 .............................. 1 TWO
An Introduction to the Shia Tradition in Islam ............... 11 THREE
Blood, Rationality, and Ritual in the Shia Tradition ........... 29 F0 U R
"Would That You Could Bury Me, Too, Beside My Brother!": Women's Roles in Shia Devotional Literature ................ 57 FI V E
Shia Ritual in a Sunni Setting: Muharram Observances in the Hill Station of Darjeeling, West Bengal ............... 87 SIX
Horse of Karbala: Ladakh, Shia Ritual, and Devotional Literature Relating to Zuljenah ................. 109 SEVEN
Muslim-Buddhist Relations in a Ritual Context: An Analysis of the Muharram Procession in Leh Township, Ladakh .............................. 133
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Shia Lamentation Rituals and Reinterpretations of the Doctrine of Intercession: Two Cases from Modern India ................ 157 NINE
The Day of the Lion: A Ladakhi Shia Ritual Determined by the Zodiacal Calendar .............................. 18 1 TEN
Shia Encounters in the United States: Notes on Teaching the Shia Tradition in American Classrooms ............................... 209
Notes .............................................. 225 Bibliography ......................................... 243 Index .............................................. 253
Preface and Acknowledgments
Between 1989 and 1999 I made seven research trips to South Asia. With the exception of a side trip to Pakistan to see Sufi shrines in Lahore and an excursion to S
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