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

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"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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aghaie, Kamran Scot
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, 2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Publications on the Near East, University of Washington.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1796-2001.
Shīʻah > Iran > History.
Shīʻah > Iran > Tehran > Case studies.
Muslim martyrs > Iraq > Karbalāʼ.
Shīʻah > Customs and practices.
Islam and politics > Iran.
Chiisme > Iran > Histoire.
Chiisme > Iran > Téhéran > Études de cas.
Martyrs musulmans > Irak > Karbalā'.
Chiisme > Coutumes et pratiques.
RELIGION > Islam > Shi'a.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Islam and politics.
Muslim martyrs.
Shīʻah.
Muharram
Prozession
Ritual
Schiiten
Symbolik
Sjiʻisme.
Riten.
Symbolen.
Chiite.
Histoire religieuse.
Martyr.
Relation Église-société
Rituel religieux.
1850-1899.
20e siècle.
Iran.
Iran > Tehran.
Iraq > Karbalāʼ
Iran
Karbala > Schlacht.
Case studies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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