Thick description of Ashura rituals in Iran: case study of the Nakhl-gardani ritual

A Nakhl is a huge wooden structure similar to a cypress tree in shape, which on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Iranian national and religious legends is carried ceremonially, symbolising their coffin. The origins of the ritual of Nakhl-gardani go back to ancient Iran and the martyrdom of the le...

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Authors: Ebrahimbay Salami, Gholamheidar (Author) ; Mahmoudi, Mostafa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology 2022
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2022, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 128-143
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Iran / Shi'ah / Tenth of Muḥarram / Naḵl-gardāni
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B thick description
B Nakhl-gardani
B Ritual
B Religious Tourism
B Ashura
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