The Nation That (Mis)took Death for Life: The Materiality of Martyrdom, Shia Religiosity, and Contentious Politics in Iran

Younes Saramifar

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The Nation That (Mis)took Death for Life: The Materiality of Martyrdom, Shia Religiosity, and Contentious Politics in Iran

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Symbolic Objects in Contentious Politics
Editors	Benjamin Abrams, Peter Gardner
Place of Publication	Ann Arbor, MI
Publisher	University of Michigan Press
Chapter	3
Pages	54-79
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9780472075973, 9780472903313
ISBN (Print)	9780472055975
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11722857
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

martyrdom
Islam
Material culture
Material Religion
Contentious Politics
Shia militancy
Iran
symbolism of violence
Political Violence
Anthropology of Violence
Middle East

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The Nation That (Mis)took Death for Life: The Materiality of Martyrdom, Shia Religiosity, and Contentious Politics in Iran. / Saramifar, Younes.
Symbolic Objects in Contentious Politics. ed. / Benjamin Abrams; Peter Gardner. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2023. p. 54-79.

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