Introduction
The Shi‘a in South Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12563294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis Robinson (0009-0007-3407-5114, Royal Holloway University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 353-361 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-1863 • E-ISSN: 1474-0591 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1356186314000054 |
| OpenAlex | W2326748886 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
The Shi‘i communities of South Asia, roughly 60 million people, represent, after those of Iran, the second largest grouping of Shi‘as in the Muslim world. Until recently our knowledge of them has not matched their numbers. Indeed, they, and here I refer to the Twelver Shi‘as rather than the Isma‘ilis, have suffered from the paradox of being both highly visible but in scholarly terms largely invisible. Where the Shi‘a live in South Asian towns and cities, arguably, no community has been more visible or more audible: visible because of their great processions at Muharram; and audible, certainly at Muharram, but also throughout the year in their majali s, as they recount the events of Karbala, often transmitting them by loudspeaker to the muhalla
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |