Senses of mourning : Moharram performances in Shi'i Iran from the Qajar to the Covid era / Babak Rahimi.
| Author/creator | Rahimi, Babak author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2026. |
| Description | xv, 400 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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| Abstract | "The mourning traditions of Moharram comprise a body of Shiʻi Muslim devotional performances commemorating the martyrdom of Hosayn ibn ʻAli, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the Third Imam of the Shiʻi, in 680 CE. These traditional rites are performed during a period of communal mourning when Shiʻis remember Hosayn's sacrifice and affirm their allegiance to him and to the Prophet's family. Through remembering the martyrs of Karbala, Shiʻi Muslims reflect on their own afflictions and aspirations, and how these bear consequences for everyday ethical and devotional conduct." -- Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781512828351 |
| ISBN | 9781512828344 |
| ISBN | 1512828343 |
| ISBN | PDF ebook |
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