The Making of Martyrdom in Modern Twelver Shi’ism - Adel Hashemi

The Making of Martyrdom in Modern Twelver Shi’ism

From Protesters and Revolutionaries to Shrine Defenders

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Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
2023
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-0-7556-4715-6 (ISBN)
36,15 inkl. MwSt
In Twelver Shi'a Islam, the wait for the return of the Twelfth Imam, Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Mahdi, at the end of time, overshadowed the value of actively seeking martyrdom. However, what is the place of martyrdom in Twelver Shi'ism today?

This book shows that the Islamic revolution in Iran resulted in the marriage of Shi'i messianism and extreme political activism, changing the mindset of the Shi'a worldwide. Suddenly, each drop of martyrs' blood brought the return of al-Mahdi one step closer, and the Islamic Republic of Iran supposedly became the prelude to the foretold world revolution of al-Mahdi. Adel Hashemi traces the unexplored area of Shi'i discourse on martyrdom from the 1979 revolution—when the Islamic Republic's leaders cultivated the culture of martyrdom to topple the Shah's regime—to the dramatic shift in the understanding of martyrdom today. Also included are the reaction to the Syrian crisis, the region's war with ISIS and other Salafi groups, and the renewed commitment to the defense of shrines.

This book shows the striking shifts in the meaning of martyrdom in Shi'ism, revealing the real relevance of the concept to the present-day Muslim world.

Adel Hashemi is a researcher in contemporary Islam. He completed his Ph.D. at McMaster University.

INTRODUCTION

What is Martyrdom?
Martyrdom from Bible to the Qur’an
Previous Studies on Martyrdom in Islam
Thesis and Plan

Chapter 1: The Emergence of the Shi‘i Form of Martyrdom
Martyrs of the Community: Sectarian Factor
Shi‘a Martyrdom Traditions

CHAPTER 2: Martyrdom Revival in Twelver Shi‘ism
Diverging Paths: Martyrdom in Modern Sunnism vs. Modern Shi‘ism
Jihad, Martyrdom, and State Building
Changing the Gears: Reviving Martyrdom Among the Shi‘a
Reopening of the Gates of Active Martyrdom: Historical Background

CHAPTER 3: Revolution, War and Martyrdom
1979 Islamic Revolution and the Power of Martyrdom
Iran-Iraq War and the Love of Martyrdom

CHAPTER 4: Civic Martyrdom
Lest We Forget: Iran’s Post-War State of Martyrdom
No-War Zone Martyrs
Rainbow Martyrdom: Politics of Blood

CHAPTER 5: Martyrdom Reimagined
Martyrdom Out of the Borders
Shrine Defenders
The Shi‘i Symbolism of Shrine Defenders

Chapter 6: Shrine Defenders: A New Beginning
The Sectarian Factor
The Imagined Nation of Heroes

Chapter 7: From Karbala to Damascus

Appendix: Martyrdom in Classical Islam
Martyrdom in Sunni Traditions
Who is a Martyr?
Merits of Martyrs
Types of Martyrdom
Rewards of Martyrdom
Martyrdom in Sunni Tafsirs

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Islam
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 0-7556-4715-7 / 0755647157
ISBN-13 978-0-7556-4715-6 / 9780755647156
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