Women, Martyrs and Stones in Iran's Post-War Politics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chavoshian, Sana.

Series:

Studies in Shi'i Materiality Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Material culture--Religious aspects.

Material culture.

Martyrdom.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Explores the haptic relations that connect the mothers and wives of the fallen soldiers of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88) to their sons and husbands as martyrs.

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Note on Transliteration

Glossary

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Touching Micro-relics of War

1 The Veil: Rematerialising Women in Politics of Piety

2 Dream and Aura: Mothers’ Veneration of Saints and Martyrs in Dreamworld

3 Scent and Tint: Mothers and Martyrs in the Cemetery

4 Blood and Genes: Kinning Martyrs and Missing Soldiers

5 Dust and Rust: Women’s Pilgrimage to the Battlefields

Conclusion: Shiʿi Touchings – An Elemental View

References

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ISBN:

1-3995-3679-6

OCLC:

1518931247