Format:
XII, 299 S.
,
Ill
,
24 cm
ISBN:
1441149074
,
9781441149077
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Note on transliteration -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The portrait of Imam Ali: 1. The emergence of a prototypical model and its survival -- 2. Imam Ali in Shia memory -- 3. The iconography of Imam Ali and its reception -- Part II. The battle at Karbala: 4. The battle at Karbala in Shia memory and piety -- 5. Visual Karbala narratives in Shia piety -- 6. The parcham wall hanging -- 7. Representation and reception of Karbala in colour posters -- Part III. Images and decorative designs in ritual space: 8. The image as a votive gift -- 9. Images in the liturgy of commemoration and celebration -- 10. Decorative programmes across gendered ritual space -- 11. Transposing iconography -- Conclusion: visualizing and seeing in the service of Islam.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
Keywords:
Iran
;
Schiiten
;
Frömmigkeit
;
Religiöse Kunst
;
Devotionalie
