Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. 1. A Brief Historical Background of Shi‘ism and Moharram 1
6. 2. The Qajar Elites and Religious Patronage (1796–1925) 15
7. 3. Qajar Society and Religious Culture: Tehran as a Case Study 30
8. 4. The Pahlavi Regime and the Emergence of Secular Modernism (1925–1979) 47
9. 5. Religious Rituals, Society, and Politics during the Pahlavi Period 67
10. 6. Hoseyn, “The Prince of Martyrs” 87
11. 7. Fatemeh, Zeynab, and Emerging Discourses on Gender 113
12. 8. The Islamic Republic 131
13. 9. Conclusion 154
14. Notes 163
15. Bibliography 179
16. Index 195