Theater state and the formation of early modern public sphere in Iran studies on Safavid Muharram rituals, 1590-1641 CE

Theater state and the formation of early modern public sphere in Iran : studies on Safavid Muharram rituals, 1590-1641 CE / Babak Rahimi.

Author/creator	Rahimi, Babak
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston ; Brill,
Description	xviii, 385 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Political culture--Iran --Isfahan --History --17th century. Political customs and rites--Iran --Isfahan --History --17th century. Tenth of Muḥarram. Theater--Political aspects --Iran --Isfahan --History --17th century. Fasts and feasts--Iran --Isfahan --Political aspects --History --17th century. Group identity--Iran --Isfahan --History --17th century. City and town life--Iran --Isfahan --History --17th century. Isfahan (Iran)--Social life and customs --17th century. Isfahan (Iran)--Politics and government --17th century. Iran--History --Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736.

Series	Iran studies, 1569-7401 ; v. 5 Iran studies ; v. 5. ^A1277709
Contents	Pt. 1. The Carnivalesque Paradigm : Muharram as Transgression -- The Carnivalesque Public : Beyond Habermas -- pt. 2. The Safavids in the Transcultural Context -- A History of (Safavid) Muharram Rituals -- Necro-Public and the Safavid Ritual Theater State : City, Social Death, and Power -- Spaces of Misrule : The Carnivalesque Safavid Isfahani Muharram -- Conclusion: The Isfahani Public Sphere.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-364) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011034534
ISBN	9789004209794 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN	9004209794 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

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