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

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The martyrs of Karbala, Shi'i symbols and rituals in modern Iran, Kamran Scot Aghaie
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-193) and index
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
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Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The martyrs of Karbala
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Kamran Scot Aghaie
Sub title
Shi'i symbols and rituals in modern Iran
Table Of 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
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