Author: Schubel, Vernon James
Title: Religious Performance in Contemporary Islam : Shi'i Devotional Rituals in South Asia
Description: Columbia, Univ.of South Carolina Press, (1993). orig. cloth, dustwrapper. xiii,198,(8)pp, 24x16cm,. 8pp photoplates. Binding stained. Some page-edge spotting. Good. ¶ Contents: Introduction: The Nature of Shi'ism in Its South Asian Context; Household Rituals: The Uses of Miraculous Narratives; Public Performances: The Ritual Encounter with Karbala; Muharram Performances 1404 A.H. (1983 C.E.); The Wounds of Devotion: Physical Risk as an Act of Allegiance; Conclusion; Appendix: A 'Majlis'.

Keywords: Islam, Shi'ite Islam, Islamic Rituals, Pakistan Shi'ites, South Asia, Shi'i Shi'a Shi'ism, Ritual Performance, Karachi, Religious, Anthropology