%0 Journal Article
%T Ashura in Italy: The Reshaping of ShiĄŻa Rituals
%J Religions | An Open Access Journal from MDPI
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.3390/rel10030200
%X This essay explores the impacts of ItalyĄŻs socio-religious tendencies on the ShiĄŻa rituals of MuŁżarram and Łżafar. Ethnography and semi-structured interviews were the main methods adopted for the performance of this research. The implications of commemorating the Karbala tragedy in Italy were studied from four viewpoints. This article demonstrates that the presence of ShiĄŻas in Italy not only exerts an effect on the core meaning of these rituals, namely paying tribute to ŁżusaynĄŻs courageous stand against injustice, but also on the structure of ShiĄŻa communities in terms of gender relations and power hierarchy. View Full-Tex
%U https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/3/200