Women's Rituals and Ceremonies in Shiite Iran and Muslim Communities
Subtitle: Methodological and Theoretical Challenges
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9783643906052
Subjects: Muslim women; Shiites
Description: This volume's contributors present and discuss different aspects of their experience with regard to Muslim women's rituals and devotional practices in Shiite Iran. One of the main aims of the book is to broaden the understanding of women's devotional lives, as well as to call attention to general social change. Most of the contributions are based on field research, direct observation, and participation in rituals. This provides a unique opportunity to better understand methodological challenges related to gender issues and field research among Muslim communities.