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Piety and Politics in Qajar Iran

The Takkiyya Mu’avin al-Mulk in Kermanshah

Av Nahid Massoumeh Assemi

Del i serien British Institute of Persian Studies

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The Takkiyya Mu’avin al-Mulk is a building complex in the city of Kermanshah in western Iran, dedicated to the annual commemoration of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn ‘Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680, an event of seminal significance to Shi'i Islam. Private takkiyyas built by social elites were a phenomenon of the Qajar period, with their construction motivated by a political quest for legitimacy.This book examines the intersection of art and architecture, popular piety, and the politics of legitimation. Through an examination of the building and its decorative programme, it addresses issues of patronage, Shi’i iconography and popular religious practices during the early 20th century in Iran. It further argues for the role of takkiyyas in creation of a sense of community and group identity; the formative stage of the emergent idea of nationhood at the time, amongst those who frequented them.
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Nahid Massoumeh Assemi is an independent scholar who specializes in the art and architectural history of Qajar Iran. She has published articles in the peer-review journal Iran. She is a Bahari Visiting Fellow at the Bodleian Libraries, 2023-24 and a member of the Contemporary Art Council of the Iran Heritage Foundation. She holds a PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London and an MA in Fine Arts from Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where she was trained as a classical artist. She is also a miniaturist, illuminator and calligrapher working on commission.

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This is a remarkable book, which I highly recommend. Its focus is the Takkiyya Mu'avin al-Mulk and its rich decorative programmes. The author paints around these a colourful, and highly informative, picture of Iranian Shi’ism, its rites and its ceremonies. In addition, she brings to life the Takkiya’s wealthy merchant patron within the setting of early 20th century Iranian society and the country’s constitutional movement.

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