Piety and Politics in Qajar Iran
The Takkiyya Mu’avin al-Mulk in Kermanshah
Series: British Institute of Persian Studies;
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Product details:
- Publisher I.B. Tauris
- Date of Publication 30 October 2025
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9780755652686
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages pages
- Size 246x189 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 77 bw illus 22 colour illus 700
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Long description:
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.
Table of Contents:
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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