Other Shiʿa groups and practices
Tuesday (9a)
Belief and language performance practices in the global Isma'ili community: Ginan
Note: Shia Islam is divided into numerous faith communities, depending in part on the line of imams within the genealogy of the Prophet's family, always tracing back to Ali, Muhammad's first cousin and son in law, and his wife Fatima. Recall this family tree (and this slightly expanded version. Today we will focus on the Nizari branch of the Ismaʿili communities, sometimes called "Sevener" as opposed to the mainstream "Twelver" (Ithā ʿAshariyya).
Due today
- Read these two articles by our special guest, Dr. Karim Gillani, PhD
Class
- Presentation by Dr. Gillani, and discussion.
Thursday (9b)
TBD
Due today
Class
Report and discussion: Hemmasi, Farzaneh. 2013. “Intimating Dissent: Popular Song, Poetry, and Politics in Pre-Revolutionary Iran.” Ethnomusicology 57 (1): 57–87. https://doi.org/10.5406/ethnomusicology.57.1.0057. Tobin