Non-Shia Practices of Muḥarram in South Asia and the Diaspora: Beyond Mourning

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Pushkar Sohoni (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India) Torsten Tschacher (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)

Non-Shia Practices of Muḥarram in South Asia and the Diaspora

Beyond Mourning

Pushkar Sohoni (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India), Torsten Tschacher (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)

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Routledge
25 September 2023

Regional studies; Religion: general; Other non-Christian religions; Society & culture: general; Regional geography

Series: Routledge South Asian Religion Series

This book analyses engagements with non-Shia practices of Muḥarram celebrations in the past and present, in South Asia and within a larger diaspora. Breaking new ground by bringing together a variety of regional perspectives (the Deccan, the Punjab, Singapore, South Africa, and Trinidad and Tobago) and linguistic backgrounds (Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu), the chapters discuss the importance of Muḥarram celebrations in terms of their respective actors.

While in some cases these include an interrelationship with Shia Muslims and their traditions of mourning during Muḥarram, other contributions address contexts in which Shias, and even Muslims, form only a minor component of the celebrations, or even none at all. Focusing on Muḥarram celebrations that are beyond the script provided by Shia Muḥarram practices, this book opens up new perspectives on Muḥarram as a social practice widely shared by South Asians across regions.

The book will be a key resource to scholars and students of South Asian studies, Asian religion, in particular rituals and religious practices, and Islamic studies but also engaging to non-academic readers interested in the practices of several regions.

Edited by: Pushkar Sohoni (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune India), Torsten Tschacher (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032108629
ISBN 10: 1032108622
Series: Routledge South Asian Religion Series
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pushkar Sohoni is Associate Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune. His previous book is The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India (2018). Torsten Tschacher is a research-scholar at Freie Universität Berlin studying the history and discursive traditions of Muslims around the Bay of Bengal. His book Race, Religion, and the ‘Indian Muslim’ Predicament in Singapore was published in 2018 with Routledge, and he co-edited, with Deepra Dandekar, Islam, Sufism and Everyday Politics of Belonging in South Asia (Routledge 2016).