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Reliving Karbala: Martyrdom in South Asian Memory
Reliving Karbala Martyrdom in South Asian Memory
Author: Syed Akbar Hyder
In 680 C.E., a small band of the Prophet Muhammads family and their followers, led by his grandson, Husain, rose up in a rebellion against the ruling caliph, Yazid. The family and its supporters, hopelessly outnumbered, were massacred at Karbala, in modern-day Iraq. The story of Karbala is the cornerstone of institutionalized devotion and mourni...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195189308
ISBN-10: 0195189302
Publication Date: 4/20/2006
Pages: 278
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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