Partners of Zaynab - A Gendered Perspective of Shia Muslim Faith

How do pious Shia Muslim women nurture and sustain their religious lives? How do their experiences and beliefs differ from or overlap with those of men? What do gender-based religious roles and interactions reveal about the Shia Muslim faith? Diane D'Souza presents a rich ethnography of urban Shia women in India, exploring women's devotional lives through the lens of religious narrative, sacred space, ritual performance, leadership, and iconic symbols.

About the author

Diane D�Souza is director of continuing education and of the Mission Institute at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is widely published in the fields of gender, religion, interreligious dialogue, and peace building. D�Souza lived and worked in India for nearly twenty years, where she taught Islam and Christian-Muslim relations and conducted research on Muslim women�s religious practices. She earned her doctorate in religious studies from Vrije University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Summary

An examination of the complex devotional lives of Shia women in urban India

Product details

• Authors: D&apos, Diane D. Souza, Diane D¿Souza, Diane D’Souza, Diane D’Souza, Diane D'souza, Diane souza
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2014
• EAN: 9781611173772
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-377-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Studies in Comparative Religion; Studies of Comparative Religio; Studies in Comparative Religion; Studies in Comparative Religio; Studies of Comparative Religio
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions