Note on Transliteration Preface and Acknowledgemenst Introduction Part I - Imam Ali in Portraiture 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 of Karbala 4. The Battle at Karbala in Shia Memory and Piety 5. Visual Karbala Narratives in Shia Piety 6. The ParchamWall-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 Bibliography Index
Unique study which offers new perspectives on contemporary Islamic iconography and the use of imageries in ritual contexts.
Ingvild Flaskerud is Post-doctoral Fellow at Uni Global, the University of Bergen, Norway.
'Flaskerud explores the visibility of popular Iranian Shi'ism in
the context of concrete devotional practices and tackles questions
of iconography, epigraphy, representation, emotion and subjectivity
in an exemplary way with analytical depth. Developing a visual
vocabulary of commodified devotional aids used in various private
and communal rituals she acknowledges the sensory embeddedness of
material culture. Through her historically grounded study Flaskerud
aptly shows the importance of votive images in quotidian religious
practice thereby providing many new insights into lived Iranian
Twelver Shi'ism.' Jürgen Wasim Frembgen, Museum of Ethnology Munich
& Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of
Munich, Germany
*Jürgen Wasim Frembgen*
'From the Safavid period onwards, Iran has been the greatest source
of Shi'i beliefs and rituals. It seems that almost from the
inception of Twelver Shi'ism as the state religion, the visual
aspects of the rituals devoted to Imam Hussein have had a profound
impact on many areas of life at every level of Iranian society.
From stationary and processional rituals, to the drama of ta'ziyeh,
to narrative painting to posters, murals, and graffiti, the tragic
events of Karbala are told and retold. During the Iranian
Revolution and the "Imposed War" with Iraq, the core symbols of the
Shi'i faith were appropriated as graphic images to mobilize the
masses. Such images have become iconic and resonate strongly with
the Iranian public. Dr. Ingvild Flaskerud's Visualizing Belief and
Piety in Iranian Shi'ism is a most welcome volume which examines
these rituals and images and the ways in which they continue to
influence contemporary Iranian society. Her work is a tour de force
which gives new and worthwhile insights into Shi'i beliefs and
practices.' Peter Chelkowski, Professor of Middle Eastern and
Islamic Studies, New York University, USA
*Professor Peter Chelkowski*
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