Reliving karbala: martyrdom in south asian memory
Auteur :
Hyder, Syed Akbar
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195189308
Date de publication :
11 mai 2006
Dimensions :
16,3 x 23,9 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
547 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In 680 CE, the prophet Muhammad's grandson, Husain, led a small band of followers in rebellion against the caliph, Yazid. Husain and his followers were slain at Karbala leading to the split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. This book traces the development of the story from the earliest historical sources to the beginning of the 21st century.