Reza Nejad Introduces Spatial Genealogy of the Ashura Ritual July 2, 2009
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From The Institute of Ismaili Studies
July 2009
Reza Masoudi Nejad gave a presentation on The Spatial Genealogy of the Ashura Ritual: an introduction on spatial evolution of Shi’i rituals at The Institute of Ismaili Studies on 2 June 2009. He has recently completed his PhD at The Bartlett, Faculty for the Built 
Environment at UCL.
Dr Nejad seeks a deeper understanding of the Ashura ritual and its spatial dimensions, by explaining the evolution of rituals throughout Shi‘i history as dependent on socio-political changes. In his paper, he shows how society and space interact with each other through rituals.
Read at: http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=110407
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