Nahid Massoumeh Assemi

Piety and Politics in Qajar Iran (eBook, PDF)

The Takkiyya Mu'avin al-Mulk in Kermanshah

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780755652655
• Artikelnr.: 70103703

Autorenporträt

Nahid Massoumeh Assemi is an independent scholar who specializes in the art and architectural history of Qajar Iran. She has published articles in the peer-review journal Iran. She is a Bahari Visiting Fellow at the Bodleian Libraries, 2023-24 and a member of the Contemporary Art Council of the Iran Heritage Foundation. She holds a PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London and an MA in Fine Arts from Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where she was trained as a classical artist. She is also a miniaturist, illuminator and calligrapher working on commission.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter One: Historical Background Chapter Two: The Mu'ini
Family and Their Religious Establishments Chapter Three: The Forecourt
Chapter Four: The Husayniyya Chapter Five: The Zaynabiyya Chapter Six: The
'Abbasiyya Appendices Appendix One: The Poem on the Frame of the Panel of
Rauza Khwani Appendix Two: The Vaqfnama Appendix Three: Muhtasham Kashani's
Davazda Band on Husayn's Martyrdom Appendix Four: Ziyarat-i Warith
Appendix Five: Mi 'raj of Hazrat-i Rasul and 'Ali Rescues Salman from the
Lion Appendix Six: Ghadir Khum Appendix Seven: The Panj Tan Appendix Eight:
The Court of Ma'mun and the Naming of Imam Riza as His Successor and the
Picture of Shah Riza, the Hunter and the Happy Deer Appendix Nine:Moses
Throwing His Staff in the Palace of Pharaoh Glossary Bibliography