Living Shi'ism

Instances of Ritualisation Among Islamist Men in Contemporary Iran
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15345-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 649 g

Reihe: Iran Studies

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thurfjell, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

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

Über Autor(innen)

David Thurfjell, Doctor of Theology, (2003) in History of Religions, Uppsala University, is Senior lecturer and Research fellow at Södertörn University College in Stockholm, Sweden. In his research he has dealt with Shi´ite Islam, Iranian studies and ritual studies.