Gender, Sainthood, and Everyday Practice in South Asian Shi'ism

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In this study of devotional hagiographical texts and contemporary ritual performances of the Shi'a of Hyderabad, India, Karen Ruffle demonstrates how traditions of sainthood and localised cultural values shape gender roles. Ruffle focuses on the annual mourning assemblies held on 7 Muharram to commemorate the battlefield wedding of Fatimah Kubra and her warrior-bridegroom Qasem. She argues that hagiography plays a dynamic role in constructing the memory, piety, and social sensibilities of a Shi'i community.