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

From: The Middle East Journal | Date: July 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

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The Martyrs of Karbala: Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran, by Kamran Scot Aghaie. Seattle, WA and London, UK: University of Washington Press, 2004. xvi + 161 pages. Maps and color photos. Notes to p. 178. Bibl. to p. 193. Index to p. 200. $24.95 paper. This book explores the evolution of the popular symbols and religious rituals of Moharram (which center on the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, at which Husayn Ibn 'Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was defeated and slain by the army of the Umayyad Caliph Yazid 1). The ...

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