The Martyrs of Karbala : Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran.
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University of Washington Press,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- 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.