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

Informationen zum Autor Kamran Scot Aghaie is assistant professor of Islamic and Iranian history at the University of Texas at Austin. Klappentext Kamran Scot Aghaie is assistant professor of Islamic and Iranian history at the University of Texas at Austin. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. A Brief Historical Background of Shi'ism and Moharram 2. The Qajar Elites and Religious Patronage (1796-1925) 3. Qajar Society and Religious Culture: Tehran as a Case Study 4. The Pahlavi Regime and the Emergence of Secular Modernism (1925-1979) 5. Religious Rituals, Society, and Politics during the Pahlavi Period 6. Hoseyn, "The Prince of Martyrs" 7. Fatemeh, Zeynab, and Emerging Discourses on Gender 8. The Islamic Republic 9. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Kamran Scot Aghaie
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9780295995687
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99568-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: The Martyrs of Karbala
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous