Hizbullah’s ʿAshura Posters (2007–2020)
The Visualization of Religion, Politics and Nationalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12955433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Hamdar (0009-0009-8162-0570, American University of Beirut, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 305-327 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1873-9857 • E-ISSN: 1873-9865 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18739865-20219103 |
| OpenAlex | W3199519829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article examines Hizbullah’s annual ʿAshura posters. It focuses on the campaigns created between 2007 and 2020 and places them against a backdrop of contemporary political events to demonstrate how the posters act as a significant site of political contestation and nationalist manifestation. By linking ʿAshura to contemporary politics in an ongoing reinterpretation of Imam Husayn’s martyrdom, Hizbullah places the Karbala battle at the center of its ideological identity, political actions and resistance activities, ultimately elevating its own fighters to Husayn’s position during Karbala. While Husayn is a figure mostly venerated within Shiʿa Islam, the article also demonstrates how Hizbullah utilizes the ʿAshura narrative to elevate Husayn—and ultimately the party’s fighters—to a transnational context by transforming the Karbala battle into a model for global resistance and victory. This is manifested in the posters’ meanings but also within the visual transformations whereby aesthetic changes reveal Hizbullah’s attempts at broadening its reach to a wider audience
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Battle · Context (archaeology · Identity (music · Ideology · Islam · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Reinterpretation · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Victory · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society
Jihad through ‘music’
Politics, Culture, Religion
Leisurely Islam
The Shifts in Hizbullah's Ideology
Image Politics in the Middle East
Hizbullah-land? Branding religio-politico identity in Dahiya
The Aesthetics of Belonging
Hizballah as a Social Movement Organization
Know thy enemy
Rituals of Commemoration, Rituals of Self-Invention
Exhibiting the 'Just-Lived Past
Standing with My Brother
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |