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The Festival of Pirs - Popular Islam and Shared Devotion in South India (Paperback)
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The Festival of Pirs - Popular Islam and Shared Devotion in South India (Paperback)
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The Festival of Pirs 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. The story of Kullayappa is pivotal in
Gugudu's religious culture, effectively displacing the better-known
story of Imam Hussain from Shi'a Islam, and each year 300,000
pilgrims from across South India visit this remote village to
express their devotion to 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. In the
words of one devotee, "There is no Hindu or Muslim. They all have
one religion, which is called 'Kullayappa devotion (bhakti).'"
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.
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