- Title : An A nalysis of Chang es i n Meaning o f the Ashura R ituals: From R ituals o f Morning to the Symbol o f Resistance Archaeology in the UK
- Author : Koo Gi Yeon (HK Research Professor)
- Journal : Journal of Mediterranean Area Studies (JMAS)
- Publication Date : 2024.08.
- Abstract
This study analyzes the changes in form and meaning of the Battle of Karbala and the Ashura rituals. As the Battle of Karbala was reinterpreted as the event of Hussein’s struggle and resistance against injustice and tyranny, the Ashura rituals also changed from a religious act to mourn Hussein’s death and seek salvation in the afterlife into a political symbol of active struggle and resistance in reality. The various competing interpretations of the Battle of Karbala and the Ashura ritual clearly demonstrate that religious authority of Shia Islam is decentralized, and suggest that the influence of Iran, which seeks to establish religious authority over all Shia Muslims as the leader of Shia, is not dominant and absolute.
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