The Martyrs of Karbala

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Preface p. ix Acknowledgments p. xv 1 A Brief Historical Background of Shi`ism and Moharram p. 3 2 The Qajar Elites and Religious Patronage (1796-1925) p. 15 3 Qajar Society and Religious Culture: Tehran as a Case Study p. 30 4 The Pahlavi Regime and the Emergence of Secular Modernism (1925-1979) p. 47 5 Religious Rituals, Society, and Politics during the Pahlavi Period p. 67 6 Hoseyn, "The Prince of Martyrs" p. 87 7 Fatemeh, Zeynab, and Emerging Discourses on Gender p. 113 8 The Islamic Republic p. 131 9 Conclusion p. 154 Notes p. 163 Bibliography p. 179 Index p. 195.