Shiism and the Ashura Ritual in Lebanon

by Augustus Richard Norton

A descriptive and illustrated account of the annual ritual of 'Ashura, the commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Husain. Norton depicts the events surrounding the event, offering the reader a feel for the atmosphere, a sense of the excited crowds and the occasional moments of chaos, the drama of Karbala as theatre, the scent of blood and the underlying conviviality of the occasion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863569382
• ISBN13: 9780863569388
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Saqi Books
• Length: 280 Pages