{"product_id":"hosay-trinidad-muharram-performances-in-an-indo-caribbean-diaspora-paperback-softback-9780812218251","title":"Hosay Trinidad; Muharram Performances in an Indo-Caribbean Diaspora (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812218251","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHosay Trinidad\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMuharram Performances in an Indo-Caribbean Diaspora\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrank J. Korom (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812218251\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 31 illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHosay Trinidad\u003c\/i\u003e should be considered a great publishing achievement. It is a \u003ci\u003elivre de chevet\u003c\/i\u003e, a must for scholars of Caribbean studies, anthropology, and the performing arts.\"-\u003ci\u003eHistory of Religions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHosay Trinidad\u003c\/i\u003e contributes substantially to the anthropology of contemporary identity politics as well as to the study of 'boundaries' which has come to play a key role in important new lines of scholarship across the social sciences.\"-\u003ci\u003eAnthropos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is free of jargon and recommended for anyone with an interest in contemporary interreligious issues, the possibilities within local Islamic cultures . . . , and questions of identity formation in a multicultural and multireligious society.\"-\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe multivocalic rite known as Hosay in the Caribbean developed out of earlier practices originating in Iraq and Iran which diffused to Trinidad by way of South Asian indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean by the British from the mid-1800s to the early decades of the twentieth century. The rituals are important as a Shi'i religious observance, but they also are emblems of ethnic and national identity for Indo-Trinidadians. Frank Korom investigates the essential role of Hosay in the performance of multiple identities by historically and ethnographically situating the event in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Caribbean contexts. \u003ci\u003eHosay Trinidad: Muharram Performances in an Indo-Caribbean Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e is the first detailed historical and ethnographic study of Islamic muharram rituals performed on the island of Trinidad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKorom's central argument is that the annual rite is a polyphonic discourse that is best understood by employing multiple levels of interpretation. On the symbolic level the observance provides esoteric meaning to a small community of Indo-Trinidadian Muslims. On another level, it is perceived to be representative of \"transplanted\" Indian culture as a whole. Finally, the rituals are becoming emblematic of Trinidad's polyethnic population. Addressing strategies used to resist integration and assimilation, \u003ci\u003eHosay Trinidad\u003c\/i\u003e is engaged with theories concerning the notion of cultural creolization in the Caribbean as well as in the general study of global diasporas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Orthography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Orientations and Overview\u003cbr\u003e 2. Muharram Rituals in Iran: Past and Present\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Passage of Rites to South Asia\u003cbr\u003e 4. Onward to the Caribbean\u003cbr\u003e 5. Building the Tadjah, Constructing Community\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusion: Maintenance and Transformation via Cultural Creolization\u003cbr\u003e 7. Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555679334680,"sku":"9780812218251","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hosay-trinidad-muharram-performances-in-an-indo-caribbean-diaspora-paperback-softback-9780812218251","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}