With tens of millions of pilgrims having just converged on the holy shrine of Imam Hussain in Karbala, Iraq, on the occasion of Arbaeen or the 40th day anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain -- the largest global annual pilgrimage and human gathering -- the Project on Shi'ism and Global Affairs at the Harvard Divinity School will host a panel discussion on "Historiography and Memory: Interpretation and Meaning-Making in Sources on Imam Hussain."
The legacy of Imam Hussain and the events of Ashura have been one of the most important and long-term impactful events in Islamic history. Ashura has been commemorated on an annual basis for well over a millennium across vast geographies, societies, languages, and contexts. But how have communities cultivated the memory of Hussain and how is the remembrance of his martyrdom related to the historical study of the sources discussing Ashura and Karbala? This discussion will focus on the multiple layers related to the remembrance of Ashura, the historiographical issues related to the primary historical sources, and communal processes of meaning-making for the martyrdom of Imam Hussain over time.
Speakers:
Sarah Mokh, PhD student in Islamic History, Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University
Mohammad Sagha, Lecturer in the Modern Middle East, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
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The Project of Shi'ism and Global Affairs' focus on Ashura and the life and legacy of Imam Hussain has been made possible by a generous gift from the Jaffer Family Foundation of New York.
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