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.
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This is a remarkable book, which I highly recommend. Its focus is the Takkiyya Mu'avin al-Mulk and its rich decorative programmes. The author paints around these a colourful, and highly informative, picture of Iranian Shi'ism, its rites and its ceremonies. In addition, she brings to life the Takkiya's wealthy merchant patron within the setting of early 20th century Iranian society and the country's constitutional movement. * James Allan, Professor, University of Oxford, UK *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Broschur/Paperback
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77 bw illus 22 colour illus
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Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 189 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7556-5268-6 (9780755652686)
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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.
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
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