ISBN:
978-90-04-15345-5
,
90-04-15345-4
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
286 Seiten
Serie:
Iran Studies Volume 1
Schlagwort(e):
Iran Schia
;
Islam
;
Religion
;
Fundamentalismus, islamischer
;
Ritual
;
Geschichte
Kurzfassung:
This book is about Iranian Islamism on grass-roots level. It provides a vivid, near-life portrait of young activist men who uphold this movement through their zealous support of revolutionary ideals and the present regime. It is based on interviews with a group of volunteers in the Iranian home guard movement known as basij during a period of four years. By focusing on beliefs and rituals of individual persons, it gives a unique picture of the shifting motifs behind Islamist engagement in today`s Iran. The book contextualises the interviewed individuals within the wider framework of Iranian society and relates their stories to a discussion on ritual, emotion, embodiment and authority. It is of interest to anyone who seeks to understand the multifaceted driving forces behind Shi`ite Islamism today. (Umschlagtext)
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Acknowledgements -- --Points of Departure -- Setting the Scene -- Embodying Virtue -- The Poetics of Emotion -- Tools of Authorisation -- Crumbling Authority? -- Lectures and Lamentations -- The Creativity of Ritual -- Summary in Persian -- References -- Subject Index -- Name Index
Anmerkung:
"This book was originally my doctoral thesis in History of Religions at Uppsala University" (Acknowledgements)
,
Dissertation, Uppsala Universitet, 2003Zusammenfassung in persischer Sprache
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