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Karen Ruffle

PhD

Sample Publications

Gender, Sainthood, and Everyday Practice in South Asian Shi`ism (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011) “May You Learn from Their Model: The Exemplary Father-Daughter Relationship of the Prophet Muhammad and Fatima in South Asian Shi‘ism.” Special issue on Famous Fathers and Daughters in Islam. Journal of the Society of Persianate Studies 4.1 (forthcoming 2011): 12-29. “May Fatimah Gather Our Tears: The Mystical and Intercessory Powers of Fatimah al-Zahra in Indo-Persian Shi‘i Devotional Literature and Performance.” Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 30.3 (November 2010). “Who Could Marry at a Time Like This? Debating the Mehndi ki Majlis in Hyderabad.” Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East 29:3 (November 2009): 502-514.