CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Simkute, Simona |
|---|---|
| Title | REMEMBERING THE SHAHID: THE ETHICAL PRACTICES OF RELIGIOUS YOUTH IN POST-WAR IRAN |
| Summary | In Iran, the popular motif of martyrdom became of extreme importance during the Iran-Iraq War in 1980-88 by providing an imagery for the War called the Sacred Defense and commemoration of the soldiers. Participating in the activities of mainly religious youth, mostly girls, and going with them to pilgrimages, I demonstrate how a relationship with the shahid (martyr) who is the model of ultimate perfection that one might attain in life as an individual and a member of the society becomes a means of self-formation through the practices of remembrance. In social memory, the image of the shahid encompasses various narratives and memories tightened to emotional experience internalized by these youth. Therefore, practicing remembering through institutionalized forms, this image also becomes a mediator not only between themselves and God, themselves and society, but also a transmitter of the state values embedded into the narrative of the Sacred Defense |
| Supervisor | Vlad Naumescu; Daniel Monterescu |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/simkute_simona.pdf |
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