From the Throes of Anguished Mourning
Shi'i Ritual Lamentation and the Pious Publics of Lebanon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3175677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fouad Gehad Marei (0000-0003-1133-3700, University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133-147 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2150-9298 • E-ISSN: 2150-9301 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/arrs.2020.110110 |
| OpenAlex | W3114468882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
Drawing on a study of Shi'i ritual lamentation in Lebanon, this article examines how religious actors and pious publics employ literary, recitational, theatrical, and socio-technological methods to cultivate imaginal engagements with the other-worldly. These methods are analyzed, demonstrating how they locate pious Shi'is in religious meta-narratives that transcend the linearity of time, taking place simultaneously in the Elsewhere and in the here-and-now. I argue that this produces transposable and lasting dispositions that constitute the Shi'i self, immerses subjects in this-worldly-oriented modes of religiosity, and bestows upon Shi'i politics and the imagined community a profound emotional legitimacy. I posit that cultivated engagements with the Elsewhere are constitutive experiences in modes of religiosity that emphasize a symbiosis between human action and metaphysical intervention, thus complicating the question of agency and intentional action
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Legitimacy · Literature · Metaphysics · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Religiosity · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Philosophy
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Pensée 2
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |