À qui sont ces martyrs ?
The martyrs’ divisions in Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery are a major political landmark in Iran, reflecting the violent political events undergone by Iranian society. These are sacrosanct public places attracting visits from ordinary citizens. They are also the private property of the martyrs’ fami...
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| description | The martyrs’ divisions in Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery are a major political landmark in Iran, reflecting the violent political events undergone by Iranian society. These are sacrosanct public places attracting visits from ordinary citizens. They are also the private property of the martyrs’ families and a national heritage. Different policies have been implemented by various organizations concerned with updating the landscape. These decisions, which are increasingly a matter of rationalized state oversight, have tended toward greater standardization of the graves, a standardization which is opposed by the martyrs’ families. Employing ethnographic methods, we attempt to shed light on the individual and family links between the tomb and the martyr. We then review the different political uses made of these divisions, and the emergence of militant associations seeking to defend the martyrs’ true memory and the family’s right to this memory despite its various political uses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-536985cb2f6e4c22aed3d505e34e1adc2025-01-09T13:23:48ZengUniversité de ProvenceRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée0997-13272105-22712019-09-01145295810.4000/remmm.12636À qui sont ces martyrs ?Sepideh ParsapajouhThe martyrs’ divisions in Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery are a major political landmark in Iran, reflecting the violent political events undergone by Iranian society. These are sacrosanct public places attracting visits from ordinary citizens. They are also the private property of the martyrs’ families and a national heritage. Different policies have been implemented by various organizations concerned with updating the landscape. These decisions, which are increasingly a matter of rationalized state oversight, have tended toward greater standardization of the graves, a standardization which is opposed by the martyrs’ families. Employing ethnographic methods, we attempt to shed light on the individual and family links between the tomb and the martyr. We then review the different political uses made of these divisions, and the emergence of militant associations seeking to defend the martyrs’ true memory and the family’s right to this memory despite its various political uses.https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/12636memorydeathfuneral practicesKeywords: ShiismIran-Iraq warmartyrdom |
| spellingShingle | Sepideh Parsapajouh À qui sont ces martyrs ? Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée memory death funeral practices Keywords: Shiism Iran-Iraq war martyrdom |
| title | À qui sont ces martyrs ? |
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| topic | memory death funeral practices Keywords: Shiism Iran-Iraq war martyrdom |
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