Shi'Ism and the 'Ashura Ritual in Lebanon

A descriptive and illustrated account of the annual ritual of 'Ashura, the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Husain. Norton depicts the events surrounding the event, offering the reader a feel for the atmosphere, a sense of the excited crowds and the occasional moments of chaos, the drama of Karbala as theatre, the scent of blood and the underlying conviviality of the occasion.