Digital Technology and Pilgrimage: Shiʿi Rituals of Arbaʿin in Iraq

Since the collapse of the Baʿathist regime after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Shiʿi Muslim rituals, in particular the annual commemorations of Arbaʿin, have seen a revival in popularity. Based on two fieldwork studies conducted during Arbaʿin in 2016 and 2017, the present study attempts to...

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Authors: Rahimi, Babak 1967- (Author) ; Amin, Mohsen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 82-106
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Iraq / Shi'ah / Karbalā' / al-Arbaʿīn / Pilgrimage / Ritual / New media
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Space
B Husayn
B Pilgrimage
B Shiʿi Islam
B Ritual
B Iraq
B Arbaʿin
B Performance
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