The Festival of Pirs —— Popular Islam and Shared Devotion in South India

----- 拉尔皮雷之节日：南印度流行的伊斯兰教与献身精神

ISBN: 9780199997596 出版年：2014 页码：214 Mohammad, Afsar Oxford University Press

The Festival of P=irs is an ethnographic study of the religious life of the village of Gugudu in Andhra Pradesh. It focuses on the public event of Muharram, which is practiced by urban Shi'i communities across South Asia, but takes on a strikingly different color in Gugudu because of the central place of a local pir, or saint, called Kullayappa. As with many villages in South India, Gugudu is mostly populated by non-Muslims, yet Muslim rituals and practices play a crucial role in its devotion. Afsar Mohammad explores how the diverse religious life in the village of Gugudu expands our notions of devotion to the martyrs of Karbala, not only in this particular village but also in the wider world.