Horse of Karbala: Muslim Devotional Life in India

Horse of Karbala: Muslim Devotional Life in India

by David Pinault (Author)

Synopsis

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, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the battlefield of Karbala in Iraq.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Published: 08 Mar 2001

ISBN 10: 0312216378
ISBN 13: 9780312216375