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The martyrs of Karbala : Shi'i symbols and rituals in modern Iran /

"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 I...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aghaie, Kamran Scot
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, 2004.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Publications on the Near East, University of Washington.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.