TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tani,Kenichi
TI  - Ashura as Submission and Rebellion: An Ethnography on Shia Rituals in Contemporary Iran 
T2  - Islamic Area Studies
SN  - 9789004747821
AV  - BP172 
U1  - 261.2/7 23
PY  - 2026///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Middle East and Islamic Studies
KW  - Religion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This book offers an ethnographic account of Shia mourning rituals in contemporary Iran, focusing on practices such as processions, chest-beating, pilgrimage, and self-flagellation. Drawing on fieldwork and theoretical reflection, it examines how these embodied rituals intersect with state power, modern governance, and religious discourse. At its core is the oscillation between instrumentalist appropriations of ritual by the state and the enduring logic of the Shia discursive tradition—a historically grounded framework shaping norms, authority, and practice. Through this lens, the book contributes to debates on ritual, resistance, and authority, revealing the limits of state control over religious affect and meaning
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004747821
ER  -