Hearing Mo‘jizat in South Asian Shi‘ism

Contemporary Urdu miracle stories,mo‘jizāt[pl.], related in intimate settings in Shi‘i Muslim households, hold a unique allure among devout families. The stories’ templates draw on a North Indian/Pakistani folkloric reservoir of scenes, characters, and social categories, while their oral realisation...

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1. Verfasser:	Amy Bard
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	Contemporary Urdu miracle stories,mo‘jizāt[pl.], related in intimate settings in Shi‘i Muslim households, hold a unique allure among devout families. The stories’ templates draw on a North Indian/Pakistani folkloric reservoir of scenes, characters, and social categories, while their oral realisations reflect explicitly Shi‘i devotional themes. Miracles and miracletellingsare both termedmo‘jizatand both have multivalent, multi-level significance. My interest is in the social life of miracles as evidenced in 1) formalmo‘jizat kahanis(miracle stories), which are ritual orniyaznarratives, and 2) informal/casualmo‘jizat. These represent two locally recognised distinctions, although individuals may apply the term