Unburied memories : the politics of bodies of sacred defense martyrs in Iran / edited by Pedram Khosronejad.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Khosronejad, Pedram.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988--Social aspects.

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.

Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988--Monuments.

Monuments.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

ix, 172 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Unburied Memories / Pedram Khosronejad Khosronejad, Pedram 1

2 Redemptive Memories: Portraiture in the Cult of Commemoration / Inguild Flaskerud Flaskerud, Inguild 22

3 Variations in the Martyrs' Representations in South Tehran's Private and Public Spaces / Marine Fromanger Fromanger, Marine 47

4 The Martyrs' Museum in Tehran: Visualizing Memory in Post-Revolutionary Iran / Christiane Gruber Gruber, Christiane 68

5 Death, the Great Equalizer: Memorializing Martyred (Shahid) Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Faegheh Shirazi Shirazi, Faegheh 98

6 From the light of the Eyes to the Eyes of the Power: State and Dissident Martyrs in Post-Revolutionary Iran / Shahla Talebi Talebi, Shahla 120

7 War Painting and Pilgrimage in Iran / Alice Bombardier Bombardier, Alice 148.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0415523982

9780415523981

OCLC:

795181659

Publisher Number:

99959746157