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Living Shi'ism
Instances of Ritualisation Among Islamist Men in Contemporary Iran
Series: - Iran Studies, Volume: 1
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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 todayâs 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 Shiâite Islamism today.
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 Shiâite Islamism today.
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.
âThurfjellâs book bears merit of being the first detailed account of the early generation of radical republican activists of the Islamic Republic after the end of the reformist period. [...] Remarkably, Thurfjellâs book brings back religion to its dimension of a living phenomenon, marked by reflection and individual spritiual and intellectual struggle [â¦].â - Alessandro Cancian, in: Journal of ShiÊ¿a Islamic Studies, Vol. IV. No. 3 (Summer 2011), p. 355-360
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
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
It is of interest to anyone interested in contemporary Iran, Shiâism, Islamism, Islamic ritual and popular piety. Scholars within the fields of anthropology, religious studies, sociology, and Iranology.