The martyrs of Karbala : Shi'i symbols and rituals in modern Iran / Kamran Scot Aghaie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aghaie, Kamran Scot.

Series:

Publications on the Near East, University of Washington.

Publications on the Near East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shīʻah--Iran--History.

Shīʻah.

Shīʻah--Iran--Tehran--Case studies.

Muslim martyrs--Iraq--Karbalāʼ.

Muslim martyrs.

Shīʻah--Customs and practices.

Islam and politics--Iran.

Islam and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 200 pages) : color illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This study examines patterns of change in Shi'i symbols and rituals over the past two centuries to reveal how modernization has influenced the societal, political, and religious culture of Iran." "Moharram symbols and rituals are among the most pervasive and popular aspects of Iranian culture and society. The Martyrs of Karbala traces patterns of continuity and change in three aspects of Iranian life: the importance of these rituals in promoting social bonds, status, identities, and ideals; the ways in which three successive regimes (Qajars, Pahlavis, and the Islamic Republic) have either used these rituals to promote their legitimacy or have suppressed them because they viewed them as a potential political threat; and the uses of Moharram symbolism by opposition groups interested in overthrowing the regime."--Jacket

Contents:

A brief historical background of Shi'ism and Moharram

The Qajar elites and religious patronage (1796-1925)

Qajar society and religious culture : Tehran as a case study

The Pahlavi regime and the emergence of secular modernism (1925-1979)

Religious rituals, society and politics during the Pahlavi period

Hoseyn "the prince of martyrs"

Fatemeh, Zeynab, and emerging discourses on gender

The Islamic republic.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780295800783

029580078X

OCLC:

772529033