Martyrs of Karbala Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran

Name: Martyrs of Karbala Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran
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ISBN: 9780295984551

ISBN-10: 0295984554

ISBN-13: 9780295984551

Edition: 2004

Authors: Kamran Scot Aghaie

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'The Martyrs of Karbala' examines patterns of change in Shi'i symbols & rituals over the past two centuries to reveal how modernisation has influenced the societal, political & religious culture of Iran.

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 10/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.748



Preface


Acknowledgments



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



Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index