Black or White: The Turbanization of Shi‘i Islam
The Turban has been worn by Muslims since the early period of Islamic history. This paper examines the significance of the turban in Twelver Shi‘ism. It argues that the turban and its color have been used to enhance the social and religious status of the descendants (sayyids) of the Prophet Muhammad...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
The Muslim world
Year: 2018, Volume: 108, Issue: 3, Pages: 548-563 |
| Further subjects: | B
al-Majlisi
B Turbans B ‘adhaba B ‘Imama B tahannuk B taht hanak |
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| Summary: | The Turban has been worn by Muslims since the early period of Islamic history. This paper examines the significance of the turban in Twelver Shi‘ism. It argues that the turban and its color have been used to enhance the social and religious status of the descendants (sayyids) of the Prophet Muhammad. The paper also discusses the importance attached to the method of tying the turban and demonstrates how social pressure forced scholars to abandon a practice established by the Prophet and Imams. It will also argue that the method of trying the turban was used as an ideological tool among Shi‘i scholars. |
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| ISSN: | 1478-1913 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Muslim world
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/muwo.12258 |
