The martyrs of Karbala Shi'i symbols and rituals in modern Iran / Kamran Scot Aghaie.

Author/creator Aghaie, Kamran Scot
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSeattle : University of Washington Press,
Description1 online resource (xvi, 200 p.)
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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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-193) and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: The martyrs of Karbala Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2004. 0295984481 (hardback : alk. paper)
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021694703
ISBN9780295800783 ebook

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