The Shiites: ritual and popular piety in a Muslim community

Abstract

Part 1 An introduction to the Shiite tradition in Islam: Shiism - an overview esentials of Islam common to the Shiite and Sunni traditions Shiite Ta'wil - the esoteric dimension of Quranic scripture variations on the esoteric tradition in poetry and theosophy - examples form Attar, Hafez, and Suhrawardi of Aleppo the patterns that inform history - Shiite worldviews and the understanding of past and future Shiism in India - historical background and cultural influences representations of Muharram in British fiction and memoirs from the Raj. Part 2 Ritual and popular devotion in a Shiite community - Muharram liturgies of Hyderabad: Shiite shrines of the old city Shiite men's guilds of Hyderabad lamentation rituals - Shiite justifications for Matam - liturgical forms of Matam the Majlis liturgy - sermon topics and Shiite self-definition the role of liturgy in reinforcing communal identity preparations for the Muharram season - rehearsal sessions and the training of the chorus in a Shiite men's guild liturgy as drama - the seventh of Muharram and the bridegroom of Karbala's procession co-operation and competition among the men's guilds criticisms directed against the men's guilds Muharram liturgies and Hindu-Muslim relations in Hyderabad. Part 3 Conclusion: Hyderabad and the world community of Shiite Islam.

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