Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Piety and Politics in Qajar Iran: The Takkiyya Mu'avin Al-Mulk in Kermanshah

Piety and Politics in Qajar Iran: The Takkiyya Mu'avin Al-Mulk in Kermanshah

Assemi, Nahid Massoumeh

Hardcover

Series: British Institute of Persian Studies

IslamGeneral Architecture

ISBN10: 0755652649
ISBN13: 9780755652648
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Published: Jun 27 2024
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.85
Height: 0.90 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.80
Language: English

The Takkiyya Mu'avin al-Mulk is a building complex in the city of Kermanshah in western Iran, dedicated to the annual commemoration of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn 'Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680, an event of seminal significance to Shi'i Islam. Private takkiyyas built by social elites were a phenomenon of the Qajar period, with their construction motivated by a political quest for legitimacy.

This book examines the intersection of art and architecture, popular piety, and the politics of legitimation. Through an examination of the building and its decorative programme, it addresses issues of patronage, Shi'i iconography and popular religious practices during the early 20th century in Iran. It further argues for the role of takkiyyas in creation of a sense of community and group identity; the formative stage of the emergent idea of nationhood at the time, amongst those who frequented them.

1 different editions

Also available

Also from

Assemi, Nahid Massoumeh

View All

Also in

Islam

View All