Forming National Identity in Iran: The Idea of Homeland Derived from Ancient Persian and Islamic Imaginations of Place
Author(s): Ali Mozaffarri
This has left an often confused notion of identity in Iran. Ali Mozaffari explores the complex processes involved in the formation of Iranian national identity, laying particular stress upon the importance of place to ideas of homeland and the creation of a collective national identity. He illustrates his arguments through an analysis of the ancient Achaemenid capital of Persepolis and the Shiite rituals of Moharram. In a concluding part, he extends his analysis to the Ancient Iran Museum and the Islamic Period Museum, housed in the National Museum of Iran. An important work that offers powerful insights into the forces shaping national identity in Iran.
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Ali Mozaffari is Research Associate at the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, University of Western Australia. He studied architecture at Tehran University and has more than fifteen years experience in architecture and urban design in Iran and Australia. His research interests include the anthropology of place, urban aesthetics, the Islamic city, and museums and heritage.
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- : I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd
- : I.B.Tauris
- : 0.454
- : 01 April 2014
- : 234mm X 156mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 April 2014
- : books
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- : Ali Mozaffarri
- : Hardback
- : 306.0955
- : 256
- : 30 bw integrated, 10 colour in 8pp plates
