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Ashura as Submission and Rebellion: An Ethnography on Shia Rituals in Contemporary Iran

Ashura as Submission and Rebellion: An Ethnography on Shia Rituals in Contemporary Iran

Tani, Kenichi

Hardcover

Series: Islamic Area Studies, Book 7

Islam

ISBN10: 9004747818
ISBN13: 9789004747814
Publisher: Brill
Published: Dec 18 2025
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
This book offers an ethnographic account of Shia mourning rituals in contemporary Iran, focusing on practices such as processions, chest-beating, pilgrimage, and self-flagellation. Drawing on fieldwork and theoretical reflection, it examines how these embodied rituals intersect with state power, modern governance, and religious discourse. At its core is the oscillation between instrumentalist appropriations of ritual by the state and the enduring logic of the Shia discursive tradition--a historically grounded framework shaping norms, authority, and practice. Through this lens, the book contributes to debates on ritual, resistance, and authority, revealing the limits of state control over religious affect and meaning.

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