Najaf : portrait of a holy city / edited by Sabrina Mervin, Robert Gleave and Géraldine Chatelard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mervin, Sabrina, editor.

Gleave, R. (Robert), editor.

Chatelard, G. (Géraldine), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Najaf (Iraq)--History.

Najaf (Iraq).

Physical Description:

xxix, 398 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ; Reading, United Kingdom : Ithaca Press, 2017.

Contents:

Part I A Sacred City

1 The Foundation of Three Cities: Hira, Kufa and Najaf / Alastair Northedge Northedge, Alastair 3

2 The History and Architecture of the Imam 'Ali Shrine / Saiah Mahdi al-Fartusi al-Fartusi, Saiah Mahdi 19

3 Geographical and Historical Perspectives on Burial in the Najaf Area and Wadi al-Salam Cemetery / Muhsin 'Abd al-Sahib al-Muzaffar al-Muzaffar, Muhsin 'Abd al-Sahib 39

4 The Noble City: Pilgrimage, Urban Charisma and Sacred Topography in Najaf / Paulo G. Pinto Pinto, Paulo G. 57

5 'Ashura Rituals in Najaf: The Renewal of Expressive Modes in a Changing Urban and Social Landscape / Geraldine Chatelard Chatelard, Geraldine 83

Part II Knowledge, Culture and Religious Authority

6 Najaf: Learned Authority and Scholarly Pre-eminence / Robert Gleave Gleave, Robert 111

7 A Millennium in Najaf: The Hawza of Shaykh al-Tusi / Sajad Jiyad Jiyad, Sajad 133

8 Writing the History of Religious Authority in Najaf: The Marja'iyya as Apparatus / Sabrina Mervin Mervin, Sabrina 163

9 The Libraries of Najaf and Their Manuscript Heritage / Muhammad Mahmud Zuwayn Zuwayn, Muhammad Mahmud 189

10 The Historiography of Najaf: A Study of Encyclopaedic Works / Hassan Nadhetn Nadhetn, Hassan 223

Part III Contemporary Developments

11 Najaf: A Historical Centre of Power and Economy (1500-1920) / Robert Riggs Riggs, Robert 253

12 The Najaf Revolt of 1918: Its Importance and Potential, and the Causes of Its Collapse / Abbas Kadhim Kadhim, Abbas 277

13 Communism in Najaf: The Rise and Fall of a Secular Movement Between 1918 and 1963 / Fouad J. Kadhem Kadhem, Fouad J. 295.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-374) and index.

ISBN:

0863725767

9780863725760

OCLC:

959035398